Spain teenager Lamine Yamal says he is unconcerned about his lack of goals at the ongoing FIFA 2026 World Cup, insisting that helping his country win the tournament is far more important than individual statistics.
The 18-year-old Barcelona star made the remarks after Spain’s 2-1 quarter-final victory over Belgium in Los Angeles on Friday, a match in which he once again failed to get on the scoresheet.
While stars such as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have dominated the scoring charts, Yamal has scored only once so far at the tournament, in Spain’s 4-0 group-stage win over Saudi Arabia.
Winning the World Cup is the priority
“Obviously I want to score, but I don’t go onto the pitch thinking about that. I do it thinking about helping the team,” Yamal said.
