Lamine Yamal becomes first under-20 player to win Euro, World Cup
Olugbenga Ige
Spanish forward, Lamine Yamal, becomes the first player under the age of 20 to win both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup.
The Barcelona forward, who inspired Spain to victory at UEFA Euro 2024 as a 17-year-old, completed the remarkable international double after La Roja defeated Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday.
According to FIFA, Yamal, at just 19 years old, is the youngest player to achieve the feat, underlining his meteoric rise as one of world football’s biggest stars.
