Lamine Yamal praises Vinícius Jr. as World Cup standout performer
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 30, 2026, 7:05 PM
Last updated Jun 30, 2026
Lamine Yamal, a player for Barcelona, has commended Real Madrid's Vinícius Jr. as a top performer at the current World Cup. Yamal acknowledged Vinícius's impressive four goals and an assist for Brazil in their journey to the Last-16. In addition to Vinícius, Yamal highlighted Lionel Messi and Ismael Saibari among his World Cup favorites. He is set to play for Spain in a Last-32 match against Austria on Thursday evening.
- •Vinícius Jr. has scored four goals and provided one assist in the World Cup.
- •Lamine Yamal is currently competing in the World Cup for Spain.
- •Yamal will play Austria in a Last-32 game on Thursday evening.
- •Yamal also mentioned Messi and Saibari as standout players.
- 7:05 PMYahoo Sports — Lamine Yamal names Real Madrid star amongst most impressive performers at World Cup
"Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was not shy in naming Real Madrid counterpart Vinícius Jr. as arguably the star performer of this summer’s World Cup to date.This of course comes with the 25-year-old e...
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