They've woken up! Spain run riot and Yamal matches Pelé 🎥 | OneFootball

After disappointing in their World Cup opener, Spain began the match against Saudi Arabia with their foot on the gas.

The Europeans scored three goals in less than 24 minutes, opening up a great lead even before the first hydration break of the match.

Lamine Yamal started the clash among the starters and quickly showed his credentials, scoring his first-ever World Cup goal to make it 1-0.

He became only the second player aged 18 or younger to open the scoring in a World Cup match.

The first? None other than King Pelé, who achieved the feat in the quarterfinals of the 1958 edition against Wales, at 17 years old.

Yamal’s birthday is coming up on July 13, when he will turn 19.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored the other two goals in the “first quarter” against Saudi Arabia and also provided the assist for Yamal.

In the first round of the group, Spain and Saudi Arabia drew with Cape Verde and Uruguay, respectively.

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