18-Year-Old Yamal Outpaces Messi with Record World Cup Goal in Spain’s 4-0 Win
Spain cruised to a 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in their second 2026 FIFA World Cup match. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 10th minute to register his first World Cup goal. At 18 years and 343 days, Yamal became Spain’s youngest scorer at the tournament, beating Lionel Messi’s mark of 18 years and 357 days set in 2006. Mikel Oyarzabal struck twice before half-time, and a second-half own goal from Hassan Al-Tambakti completed the rout. The win lifts Spain to the top of Group H with four points. Yamal’s breakthrough underlines his readiness to carry La Roja deeper into the competition.
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