Their 2026 World Cup
A world champion at eighteen. A starter in seven of the eight matches, he scored against Saudi Arabia and became one of the youngest scorers in the tournament's history. His World Cup was more about running at defenders than about numbers: 615 minutes on the right wing of the side that ended up lifting the trophy.
Match by match
Lamine Yamal played 8 matches for Spain: 7 as a starter and 1 off the bench. His only goal came in the group stage (Group H) against Saudi Arabia.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group H | vs Cape Verde 0-0 | Came on in the 71′ |
| Group H | vs Saudi Arabia 4-0 | Started, off on 46′ · 1 goal |
| Group H | vs Uruguay 1-0 | Started, off on 76′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Austria 3-0 | Started, off on 85′ |
| Round of 16 | vs Portugal 1-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Quarter-finals | vs Belgium 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Semi-finals | vs France 2-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Final | vs Argentina 1-0 | Started, played the full match |
Who he is
- Born
- 13 July 2007 · aged 19 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Esplugues de Llobregat
- Club
- FC Barcelona
- Height
- 1.78 m
- Individual awards
- La Liga Player of the Month · Kopa Trophy
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana (born 13 July 2007), commonly known as Lamine Yamal, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for the La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Yamal was a member of Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia, before joining the first team in the 2023–24 season. At age 17, he became the youngest player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or, and in 2024 and 2025 he won the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best young player in the world. Under manager Hansi Flick, Yamal helped Barcelona win a domestic treble during the 2024–25 season: La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España. Barcelona retained the La Liga title in the 2025–26 season, with Yamal being named La Liga Player of the Season. At 18 years old, he was rated as the best player in Europe by WhoScored.com and finished as runner-up for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)