Having scored in the 11th minute, Yamal, at the age of 18 years and 343 days old, registered his maiden FIFA World Cup goal just 14 days younger than Messi's first FIFA WC goal (at 18 years and 357 days old), as per ESPN.

Spain's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal has dismissed comparisons to Lionel Messi, declaring the Argentine legend the undisputed greatest. Despite his own high self-belief and…

Lamine Yamal needed just 10 minutes of his first start at a World Cup to get his first goal on soccer’s biggest stage.