Spain defeats Saudi Arabia 4-0 in World Cup group match, Yamal scores
Spain moved to the top of Group H after a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Atlanta, with teenager Lamine Yamal scoring his first World Cup goal.
Spain defeated Saudi Arabia 4-0 in a World Cup group match played in Atlanta, moving to the top of Group H. Lamine Yamal scored ten minutes into his first start, marking his first World Cup goal.
Yamal, who had been out for two months with a hamstring injury, started the match and was substituted at half‑time (Al Arabiya). He became the eighth‑youngest scorer in World Cup history (Fox Sports) and earned the Man of the Match title (Times of India). Yamal said he had always dreamed of scoring in his first match as a starter at a World Cup (Fox Sports). According to Times of India, Yamal and Pau Cubarsí were the first teenage pair to start a World Cup knockout match since Pelé and Altafini in 1958.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice in the game (Al Arabiya). Luis de la Fuente is the coach of the Spain national team (Al Arabiya). Spain’s previous World Cup match ended in a 0‑0 draw with Cape Verde (corroborated).
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