Hyderabad, July 20 -- There are footballers who win trophies, and then there are footballers who redefine an era. At just 19, Lamine Yamal has done both.

Days after celebrating his birthday, the Barcelona wonderkid stood on football's biggest stage and helped Spain lift the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina one-nil in an unforgettable final. While substitute Ferran Torres scored the decisive winner in the 106th minute of extra time, it was Yamal who walked away as one of the tournament's biggest stars.

From his emotional embrace with Lionel Messi after the final whistle, a moment fans have described as the symbolic "passing of the torch", to social media exploding with claims that he has already "completed football" before turnin...