Lamine Yamal scores his first FIFA World Cup goal at 18 to put Spain ahead against Saudi Arabia

Lamine Yamal has scored his first ever FIFA World Cup goal, putting Spain ahead against Saudi Arabia in the 10th minute of their Group H clash at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, June 21.

The 18-year-old Barcelona winger — widely regarded as the best player in the world right now — found the net to make it Spain 1-0 Saudi Arabiasending the Atlanta crowd into raptures and writing his name into World Cup history.

Spain had 85% possession and 6 shots to Saudi Arabia’s 0 in the opening 13 minutes, with Saudi Arabia managing just 15 passes at 46% accuracy — a sign of how completely De la Fuente’s side controlled the early exchanges before Yamal struck.

The goal arrives just days after Yamal came off the bench as a substitute in Spain’s opening 0-0 draw with Cabo Verde — a result that put De la Fuente’s starting lineup under scrutiny. Tonight, with Yamal in from the first whistle, Spain took just 10 minutes to answer every question.

At 18 years old, Yamal becomes one of the youngest goalscorers in FIFA World Cup history — a moment, as the occasion demands, that will not be forgotten.