Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to score at a men's European Championship on Tuesday when he netted a stunning goal against France in the semifinal match.
Watch wild scenes in Madrid as hundreds of fans gather to watch Spain come back from 1-0 down to lead France at Euro 2024. became the youngest player ever to score at a men's European Championship on Tuesday when he netted a goal against France in the semifinal match.Yamal is 16 years and 362 days old. The previous youngest scorer was Swiss player Johan Vonlanthen , also against France, at Euro 2004.
This is the second significant record set by the Barcelona teenager, who had already become the youngest to ever feature at a Euro at 16 years and 338 days old when he took the field for Spain's Group B win over Croatia. Yamal took that record from Poland midfielder Kacper Kozłowski, who was 17 years and 246 days old when he came off the bench at Euro 2020 against Spain."He just keeps on breaking records," Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said of Yamal after the Croatia game."He's growing, maturing and getting better every day.France defender Jules Koundé turned the ball into his own net four minutes after Yamal's goal to give Spain the lead.
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