At the end of the match, Lamine Yamal embraced Lionel Messi, and it felt like a symbolic event. Messi, perhaps the best player to have ever kicked a ball, was playing in his final World Cup match, and the young Yamal, who is just starting his career. Yamal is the Barcelona number 10; Messi is maybe the most famous Barcelona number 10. Yamal is only 19 years of age but has already lifted the European Championship and the World Cup.
Lamine Yamal Can Go On to Greatness
Yamal is now the youngest player to ever lift the two trophies, and you would expect he will be lifting many more through his career. The stats show that when Lamine Yamal is playing for Spain, they do not lose. He has featured in 28 games and is yet to taste defeat.
Yamal has started 13 games at major tournaments and won every one. He and Pau Cubarsi are the fourth and fifth teenagers to start and win a World Cup final. What we know is that Lionel Messi’s World Cup is over, while Lamine Yamal is just getting started.
The future looks extremely bright for this talented and mentally strong Spanish international. Expect more records to be broken throughout his career as well as more trophies lifted.
