(From L-R) Spain's defender #12 Pedro Porro, Spain's midfielder #16 Rodri, Spain's defender #14 Aymeric Laporte, Spain's defender #22 Pau Cubarsi, Spain's goalkeeper #23 Unai Simon, (bottom L-R) Spain's midfielder #15 Alex Baena, Spain's defender #24 Marc Cucurella, Spain's midfielder #20 Pedri, Spain's forward #10 Dani Olmo, Spain's forward #21 Mikel Oyarzabal and Spain's forward #19 Lamine Yamal pose prior to the 2026 World Cup Group H football match between Spain and Saudi Arabia at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on June 21, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
Lamine Yamal made a goalscoring return for Spain as the European champions got their World Cup campaign back on track with a 4-0 drubbing of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Yamal, 18, opened the scoring after just 10 minutes of the Group H game in Atlanta to put La Roja on course for a comfortable victory against an outclassed Saudi team.
Spain had been determined to bounce back after being held to a shock 0-0 draw by lowly Cape Verde in their opening game last week, when their much-vaunted attack drew a blank.
But with teenaged starlet Yamal making his first start in two months since recovering from a hamstring problem, Spain launched an early onslaught that left the Saudis reeling.
