Lamine Yamal says ‘I’m here’: Spain star dazzles with World Cup goal
Summary
Spain’s young football player Lamine Yamal scored his first World Cup goal in Spain’s match against Saudi Arabia, helping his team win 4-0. Yamal, 18 years old, became one of the youngest players to score in a World Cup, and he responded to Saudi fans who had been playfully questioning his presence in the tournament.Key Facts
- Lamine Yamal is 18 years old and plays for Spain and FC Barcelona.
- He scored his first World Cup goal against Saudi Arabia early in the match.
- Yamal joined the famous player Pele as one of the only players aged 18 or younger to score in a World Cup match.
- Before scoring, Yamal had been recovering from a hamstring injury and came on as a substitute in Spain’s first match against Cape Verde.
- Saudi fans chanted “Where is Yamal?” in Atlanta before the Spain-Saudi Arabia match.
- Yamal completed 88% of his passes and made six attempts on goal in the match.
- After scoring, Yamal performed the sujoud, a Muslim act of prostration, showing his faith.
- Yamal is the son of a Moroccan father and Equatorial Guinean mother and supports social causes like fighting Islamophobia and the Palestinian cause.
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