A 19-year-old just speedran football's biggest international double, and the entire sport is collectively losing its mind. Lamine Yamal helped Spain take down Argentina for the World Cup title, making the Barcelona winger the youngest player ever to pocket both the Euros and the World Cup before hitting 20.
The kid first broke the meta at the Euros when he was just 17, snagging Best Young Player, Goal of the Tournament for his semi-final screamer against France, and a Team of the Tournament slot. He then carried that momentum into the North American World Cup, where his pace and dribbling wrecked every backline he faced despite only netting once.
Only Pelé and Giuseppe Bergomi stepped onto a World Cup final pitch at a younger age, while teammate Pau Cubarsí slotted in fourth on that all-time list ahead of Kylian Mbappé. Coach Luis de la Fuente praised the teenager for sacrificing personal glory for the squad, calling his tournament run genuinely elite.
The kid first broke the meta at the Euros when he was just 17, snagging Best Young Player, Goal of the Tournament for his semi-final screamer against France, and a Team of the Tournament slot. He then carried that momentum into the North American World Cup, where his pace and dribbling wrecked every backline he faced despite only netting once.
Only Pelé and Giuseppe Bergomi stepped onto a World Cup final pitch at a younger age, while teammate Pau Cubarsí slotted in fourth on that all-time list ahead of Kylian Mbappé. Coach Luis de la Fuente praised the teenager for sacrificing personal glory for the squad, calling his tournament run genuinely elite.
