Lamine Yamal opens his goalscoring account in the World Cup
FC Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal scored his first World Cup goal during Spain's 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia. At 18 years and 343 days old, he became the eighth youngest goalscorer in World Cup history.
Why it matters
This milestone highlights the rapid rise of one of football's most promising young talents on the global stage.
Lamine Yamal opens his goalscoring account in the World Cup The Barça number 10 scores his first goal in the tournament at the age of 18 years and 343 days www.fcbarcelona.com First Team Published date 13 hrs ago Share article label.aria.viber Viber label.aria.whatsapp WhatsApp label.aria.twitter Twitter label.aria.facebook Facebook label.aria.messenger Messenger label.aria.link label.aria.tick Copy link In Atlanta, USA, Lamine Yamal notched his first ever goal in World Cup, opening the scoring in Spain's 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia at the age of 18 years and 343 days. The Barça forward featured in the opening 45 minutes of the victory for Luis de la Fuente's side, marking the occasion with a well taken effort, sliding in at the far post to guide home Mike Oyarzabal's cross.
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