Day 11 of the World Cup was another eventful one, with goalkeeping heroics and errors at the centre of the action.Spain returned to form, Belgium continued their post-‘Golden Generation’ struggles (with a performance that only added to the feel-good factor around the United States’ chances in this competition) and Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand produced a contender for save of the tournament.Cape Verde inspired again, drawing 2-2 with Uruguay in Miami, and Mohamed Salah all but secured Egypt’s place in the knockout stage as three goals in 24 minutes gave his side a 3-1 win over New Zealand.Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app.Lamine Yamal joins the partyHe had to wait, but Lamine Yamal made his first start at this World Cup and became the latest superstar to get on the scoresheet.Lamine Yamal celebrates putting Spain ahead against Saudi Arabia (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)His opener 10 minutes into Spain’s 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia meant the 18-year-old followed Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland in finding the net, while Mohamed Salah also got in on the act in Egypt’s 3-1 win over New Zealand. Cristiano Ronaldo remains the outlier.Yamal was only 16 years and 338 days old when he made his major tournament debut at Euro 2024, becoming the youngest player to play at a men’s European Championship. Over the past two years, his development has cemented him as Spain’s star.Their surprise 0-0 draw with Cape Verde — with Yamal only coming on in the 71st minute as he has been recovering from a hamstring injury — highlighted the Barcelona forward’s importance to Spain in breaking down stubborn defences. It only took him 30 seconds against Saudi Arabia to display his wizardry, and to show how much he has physically matured since the Euros.Faced with three defenders, he feigned to cut inside before performing a Cruyff turn to go down the line and throwing one defender to the ground with the use of his body.