The age has not yet reached twenty. In the meantime, he has achieved a lot in football. Spain's young star Lamine Yamal has once again made his name in World Cup history. By scoring a goal in the group stage match of the 2026 World Cup against Saudi Arabia, he has achieved a feat that was previously only next to the name of football legend Pele.
According to statistics agency Opta, only one player in World Cup history has scored the opening goal of a match aged 18 or younger, and that was Pele. He gave Brazil the lead against Wales in the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup at the age of 17 years and 239 days. That goal was Pele's first goal in a World Cup, and is considered the beginning of his legendary career.

