Lamine Yamal

Born on July 13, 2007 — the exact day Lionel Messi made his 2006 World Cup debut — Lamine Yamal seems destined for football immortality. At 16, he became the youngest player and scorer in European Championship history at Euro 2024, terrorizing defenses with the casual brilliance of a player who simply doesn't understand that what he's doing should be impossible at his age. Now 18, a Barcelona starter, and Spain's most dangerous attacking weapon, Yamal arrives at his first World Cup as the youngest star in the tournament. In a Spain squad overflowing with midfield wizardry, he provides the cutting edge — pace, audacious skill, and a left foot that paints goals from impossible angles.