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.
Yamal joined that list after 68 years. By scoring the first goal for Spain against Saudi Arabia, he became only the second footballer in World Cup history to score the opening goal at the age of 18 or younger.
Although Yamal did not break Pele's record for the youngest World Cup goalscorer, his achievement is still significant. It is rare in the nearly 100-year history of the World Cup to score the first goal of a match at such a young age. Pele still holds the record for the youngest World Cup goalscorer; he scored in 1958 at the age of 17 years and 239 days.
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