Lamine Yamal Equals Pele's 68-Year-Old Record, Becomes 2nd Player In FIFA World Cup To..
Lamine Yamal Equals Pele's 68-Year-Old Record, Becomes 2nd Player In FIFA World Cup To... Published By, Last Updated: June 21, 2026, 22:18 IST Yamal is
Lamine Yamal Equals Pele's 68-Year-Old Record, Becomes 2nd Player In FIFA World Cup To... Published By, Last Updated: June 21, 2026, 22:18 IST Yamal is only the second player aged 18 or younger to score the opening goal in a FIFA World Cup match. The first player aged 18 or younger to achieve the feat was Pelé. Lamine Yamal equals Pele's 68-year-old FIFA World Cup record. (Picture Credit: AP, FIFA) Star footballer Lamine Yamal is making his first start in a FIFA World Cup match for Spain on Sunday (June 21), and he needed just 10 minutes to open the scoring for the 2010 champions against Saudi Arabia at Atlanta Stadium.
The goal in Spain’s second match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 helped Yamal equal a 58-year-old record held by Pelé. The Barcelona star is only the second player aged 18 or younger to score the opening goal in a FIFA World Cup match. The first player aged 18 or younger to achieve the feat was Pelé. Pele, who is the only footballer to win three FIFA World Cup titles, was 17 years old when he scored Brazil’s opening goal in the final of the 1958 FIFA World Cup against Sweden.
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