In the final of the Euro 2024 What Spain beat him England, Lamin Yamal broke several historical records and he put the football books in the big pages.
The young star of La Roja came the the youngest player in history to play in the final of a major international tournamentgoing over a Skin.
The Brazilian star was 17 years and 249 days old when he played in the 1958 World Cup, while Yamal is 17 years and one day old.
Pelé in 1958 and Ronaldo in 1994is the the only ones to win the World Cup before reaching the age of 18 y No one has ever been able to lift the Euro Cup before reaching the age of majority..
Lamine Yamal’s other records in the final between England and Spain
Yamal was chosen as the best young player of the Euros and, in addition, he was very successful on a personal level.
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Assisted by Nico Williams in the 1-0 win against England, He was the first player to score or assist in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of the European Championships. But he was also level with Dani Olmo and Luke Shaw, with three in the 2020 edition, as the most assist players in the final stage of the Euros since 1980.
On the other hand, he got his fourth assist in the tournament and was equal to the line of Steven Zuber (Switzerland, 2020), Eden Hazard (Belgium, 2016), Aaron Ramsey (Wales, 2016) Ljubinko Drulovic (Yugoslavia, 2000) among the biggest attendees.