Barcelona star set another record in Spain’s World Cup win over Belgium | OneFootball

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal secured yet another piece of individual history on the international front on Friday. This came courtesy of his appearance in Spain’s showdown with Belgium.

Luis de la Fuente’s troops were of course back in action at the World Cup yesterday evening, locking horns with European rivals Belgium with a spot in the competition’s semi-finals on the line.

And when all was said and done, it was La Roja who got the job done.

Owing to goals on the part of Fabián Ruiz and Mikel Merino, the reigning European champions kept their World Cup hopes very much alive.

The aforementioned Lamine, despite not managing to find the net, was named Man of the Match for his performance on the right of the Spanish attack.

Not only that, but the starlet also made history simply by stepping foot on the pitch in Los Angeles.

As revealed by statisticians Opta:

‘Lamine Yamal has made his sixth FIFA World Cup appearance, the outright most by a player aged 18 or younger in the competition.’

Conor Laird – GSFN