The Spanish team cleared up all the doubts it left after drawing against Cape Verde by beating Saudi Arabia 4-0 in his second match of the 2026 World Cup.
The team led by Luis de la Fuente crushed the Arab team with one goal from Lamine Yamal, two from Mikel Oyarzabal and an own goal by Hassan Alambakti.
Now, “La Roja” is, preliminarily, in first place in group H with four unitswaiting for what Uruguay does this Sunday when it faces Cape Verde.
Beyond the result, one of the most relevant figures in Spain was the 18-year-old young man, who further expanded his history by scoring his first goal in a World Cup.
In fact, his annotation places him among the youngest players to score in the World Cups.
Lamine Yamal occupies eighth position after scoring his first World Cup goal, since he did it when he was 18 years and 343 days old.
The Spanish player even placed himself ahead of Lionel Messi, who scored his first World Cup goal at the age of 18 years and 357 days.
That is, for a difference of 13 days, Lamine Yamal He surpassed Messi with the score achieved on June 21.
In first place in this classification is the Brazilian legend Pelé, who scored his first goal in a World Cup in 1958, when he was just 17 years and 239 days old.
Another Spaniard on this list is Gavi, who scored his first goal in a World Cup at 18 years and 110 days in Qatar 2022.
Now, the Spanish team will prepare for a decisive duel, since on June 26 they will face Uruguay in one of the most attractive matches of the tournament.