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Lamine Yamal scored his first World Cup goal at 18 years and 343 days, becoming the second-youngest player to open the scoring for his country in a World Cup match, after Pelé Source: Infobae, HoyDo. The Barcelona forward's milestone goal in Spain's 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia on June 21 also saw him surpass Lionel Messi's record for the oldest age at first World Cup goal by a margin of 14 days — Messi was 18 years and 357 days when he scored his first in 2006 Source: Infobae.
Despite the precocious achievement, Yamal acknowledged he cannot match Messi's longevity: "Impossible. To play at that level is very, very, very difficult," he said in an interview Source: Infobae. Messi, at 39, leads the tournament with five goals Source: Infobae.
“18 años y 343 días. La edad exacta a la que Lamine Yamal se estrenó marcando 'el gol más importante' de su carrera 'hasta ahora'.”
“Con su preciso remate de derecha en el segundo palo, Yamal logró un hito que eclipsa directamente al ícono argentino Lionel Messi. Messi marcó su primer gol en un Mundial a los 18 años y 357 días durante el torneo de 2006.”
“Ese honor lo mantiene Gavi quien, ante Costa Rica en el Mundial de Qatar 2022, marcó con 18 años y 110 días.”
“La marca de Lamine Yamal le convierte en el octavo goleador más joven de la historia de un Mundial, en una clasificación que encabeza Pelé, quien marcó con 17 años y 239 días ante Gales en 1958.”
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