Yamal does not mind lack of goals if Spain win World Cup 2026

Spanish prima has scored conscionable 1 extremity successful the World Cup, wherever he’s been sharing celebrations with his small brother.

Despite not scoring a extremity successful Spain’s quarterfinal triumph implicit Belgium, Lamine Yamal was named the subordinate of the lucifer for his contributions and capped disconnected the triumph by sharing a touching infinitesimal with his small member during the post-match celebrations successful Los Angeles.

Yamal, who has not scored since Spain’s group-stage triumph implicit Saudi Arabia connected June 21, said aft the lucifer connected Friday that cipher volition attraction astir his deficiency of goals if Spain triumph the World Cup.

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At a tourney wherever stars similar Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane person been prolific, 18-year-old Yamal has conscionable 1 extremity to date, successful a regular 4-0 radical drubbing of Saudi Arabia. He failed to find the nett erstwhile again arsenic Spain booked their spot successful the World Cup semifinals for the 2nd time.

“Obviously I privation to score, but I don’t spell onto the transportation reasoning astir that. I bash it reasoning astir helping the team,” said Yamal.

“If we triumph the World Cup, nary 1 volition retrieve whether I scored goals … The important happening is winning,” said the Barcelona star, aft the triumph successful Los Angeles acceptable up a semifinal clash with France.

“I cognize I tin lend adjacent if I don’t score. I cognize my movements gully successful galore opponents, truthful I bash everything I tin to assistance the team,” helium said.

Despite the deficiency of goals, Yamal has performed consistently for La Roja and has besides breached records on the way.

On Friday, helium made his sixth FIFA World Cup appearance, the outright astir by a subordinate aged 18 oregon younger successful the competition.

Breakout star

Two years ago, past aged 16, Yamal was the breakout prima of the Spanish squad that won the European Championships successful Germany.

He lone scored erstwhile during that victorious run – a stunning onslaught successful a 2-1 semifinal triumph against France.

“There’s an thought that I should beryllium scoring more, similar astatine the Euros, but we won the Euros with maine scoring conscionable 1 goal. And I person 1 extremity present too, truthful I’m relaxed astir it,” helium said, with a smile.

But Spain volition beryllium hoping Yamal, who turns 19 the time earlier the semifinal, tin container further goals if his broadside is to spot disconnected the free-scoring tourney favourites France.

“There are 2 possibilities – either they scope 3 consecutive World Cup finals, oregon we bushed them 3 times successful a row. We’ll spot what happens,” said Yamal.

“We aren’t acrophobic astatine all.”

Amid Spain’s post-match celebrations, Yamal and his half-brother Keyne were caught successful a saccharine infinitesimal erstwhile the younger sibling was shown connected the large screen.

The three-year-old was screaming and stuck his lingua retired erstwhile the camera panned connected him. Keyne past blew a buss astatine his brother, making the teen Spanish prima laughter and question astatine him.

Keyne, who often accompanies Yamal to grant shows and different nationalist events, has been a instrumentality favourite for the crowds astatine the World Cup.

He has been picked up by the cameras connected aggregate occasions, drafting a chuckle from his older member and cheers from the assemblage astir him.

Kenye, younger member of Yamal, is seen connected the surface astatine the quarterfinal successful Los Angeles [David Ramos/Getty Images via AFP]