Lamine Yamal focuses on team success ahead of World Cup match
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 21, 2026, 8:40 AM
Last updated Jun 21, 2026
Lamine Yamal, part of the Spain squad at the World Cup, emphasized his dedication to team success over personal accolades. The 18-year-old winger shrugged off comparisons to Lionel Messi, stating he is not fixated on scoring goals. With a record-setting season at Barcelona, Yamal aims to help Spain add to their Euro 2024 triumph, beginning with a match against Saudi Arabia in Atlanta this evening. He has scored six times in 26 appearances for Spain, although he hasn't found the net in his last six games.
- •Yamal has been named La Liga's Player of the Season for 2025/26.
- •He scored 24 goals in his club season with Barcelona.
- •Spain targets victory in their World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia.
- •Yamal has scored six goals in 26 matches for the national team.
- 8:40 AMYahoo Sports — “I don't care about how many goals I score”: Lamine Yamal shrugs off Messi comparisons, vows “I only want to win” at World Cup
"Lamine Yamal has distanced himself from comparisons to Lionel Messi and said his focus is only on team honours.Yamal's extraordinary emergence has seen the teenager break records and cement himself as...
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