India, July 1 -- Lamine Yamal has dismissed suggestions that France should be regarded as favourites ahead of their World Cup knockout meeting with Spain, insisting his side are more than capable of going all the way. The teenage forward pointed to Spain's victory over France in the European Championship semi-final as proof that the two teams are evenly matched, despite Les Bleus' strong run in the tournament so far.

Yamal spoke with complete confidence ahead of Spain's knockout campaign, brushing aside the notion that France are a step above his side. The teenage winger pointed to Spain's recent success against Didier Deschamps' team and said his only objective is to help his country win the World Cup.

"There's no team that's impossibl...