Spain vs France, Euro 2024: Lamine Yamal breaks two Pele records in one night

Spain’s right winger Lamine Yamal is in the starting 11 of the semifinal clash. At just 16-year-old, Yamal became the youngest player to ever feature in the history of Euros.

Spain’s Lamine Yamal. | Photo Credit: AP

France clashes against Spain in its Euro 2024 semifinal clash at the Munich football arena on Tuesday.

Spain’s right winger Lamine Yamal is in the starting 11 of the semifinal clash. At just 16-year-old, Yamal became the youngest player to ever feature in the history of Euros.

First Record

The young prodigy has now also broken Pele’s record and is now the youngest player to ever feature in the semifinal of a major international tournament. (FIFA World Cup, Euros, Copa America)

 At 16 years and 362 days, Yamal has broken Pele’s long standing record which he made in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Brazilian legend Pele was 17 years and 244 day and his record his now broken by Spain’s young sensation.

Second Record

Lamine Yamal also became the youngest player to score a goal in the Euros or the FIFA World Cup when he scored an out-of-the-box curler to equalise the score against France.

Pele was 17 years and 239 days old when he scored his first goal for Brazil.