Getty Lamine Yamal #19 of Spain during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H match between Spain and Saudi Arabia at Atlanta Stadium on June 21, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Teenage prodigy Lamine Yamal scored his first World Cup goal for Spain on Sunday when he netted a cross from Mikel Oyarzabal inside the 10-minute mark against Saudi Arabia. In the process, the 18-year-old winger became the eighth youngest goal-scorer in FIFA World Cup history, surpassing his idol, Lionel Messi.
The goal was particularly crucial since it came in Yamal’s first start in two months after
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