14.07.2024 22:50
Lamine Yamal, who started the match in the starting 11 in the final of the 2024 European Football Championship in Spain, became the youngest player to play in the final in tournament history. Yamal took this record from Renato Sanches by playing against England at the age of 17.
In the final of EURO 2024, Spain faced England. Spain's young star Lamine Yamal made history by breaking another record in the match held in Berlin.
HE BECAME THE YOUNGEST PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Yamal, who played in the England match one day after his 17th birthday, became the youngest player to play in the final in the history of the championship. The 17-year-old Yamal broke the record held by Renato Sanches, who took the field against France with the Portugal jersey at the age of 18 years and 328 days in the EURO 2016 final.
HE ALSO BROKE PELE'S RECORD
Lamine Yamal also became the youngest player to play in the finals, including the World Cup and the European Championship, the two biggest international football tournaments. The record for the youngest player to play in the World Cup final belonged to Brazilian legend Pele. Pele played against Sweden at the age of 17 years and 249 days in the 1958 World Cup final. Pele scored twice in the final match where Brazil won their first World Cup and played a major role in the team's 5-2 victory.