Prodigy Lamine Yamal and Spain set a super record when entering the final of EURO 2024 after a comeback against France.
In the 21st minute, Lamine Yamal shined with a superb shot from outside the penalty area. Exactly 4 minutes later, it was Dani Olmo’s turn to score after neatly handling the ball and decisively finishing in the penalty area to help Spain come back to win 2-1 to enter the final.
After winning against France, Spain set a record by becoming the first team in history to win 6 matches in a EURO final round. If including the EURO and World Cup arenas, Spain is behind Brazil, the team with 7 wins in the 2002 World Cup. Besides, Spain also became the second team to reach 5 EURO finals. Previously, only Germany could do this with 6 finals.
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Lamine Yamal entered EURO history (Photo: Reuters).
As for Lamine Yamal, the Spanish football prodigy has gone down in history as the youngest player to score a goal on the EURO playground (16 years and 362 days). Lamine Yamal broke the record set by Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland) at EURO 2004 (18 years and 141 days).
Before setting the goal record, Lamine Yamal went down in tournament history as the youngest player to play (16 years and 338 days). The Barca player assisted 3 goals before scoring his first goal at EURO 2024.
Meanwhile, Dani Olmo became the first Spanish player to score in three consecutive matches at a EURO final. With 3 goals, 2 assists at EURO 2024, he is the Spanish player who contributed the most to his team’s success after David Silva at EURO 2012 (2 goals, 3 assists).
Spain’s opponent in the EURO 2024 final is the winner of the second semi-final between the Netherlands and England, which took place at 2:00 a.m. on July 11. VOV Electronic Newspaper will report online, inviting interested readers to follow.
