Atlanta, June 21 -- Spain's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal added another milestone to his rapidly growing list of achievements after becoming the eighth-youngest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history during Spain's emphatic 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in their Group H match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday (local time), according to Opta.

The 18-year-old forward opened the scoring for Spain in the 10th minute and, in the process, etched his name into the record books. At 18 years and 343 days old, Yamal became the eighth-youngest player to score in FIFA World Cup history.

The goal also placed him close to another football great in the record books. According to ESPN, Yamal registered his maiden FIFA World Cup goal just 14 days youn...