Lamine Yamal produced a moment of genius in the Euro 2024 semi-final. His goal brought Spain level at 1-1, before they turned the game around in the first half.

Moment of genius

In the 21st minute of the Euro 2024 semi-final between Spain and France, receiving a pass from Morata, Lamine Yamal dribbled the ball very skillfully and then shot outside the penalty area. The ball curved beautifully beyond the reach of the Spanish goalkeeper, lightly touched the post and bounced into the net.

We call it a moment of genius, because Lamine Yamal is only 16 years and 362 days old at the time of the Euro 2024 semi-final. It was an extremely beautiful masterpiece with a speed of 102km/h from a distance of 25m.

Celebration of genius

Joy with the equalizer 1-1

Beautiful shot into the goal

Yamal in the arms of his teammates

Playing brilliantly at the Euros, Yamal is the youngest player ever to represent Spain; the youngest player to score for Spain; the youngest player to assist for Spain… Those are records.

A series of records at Euro 2024

When he played at Euro 2024, Yamal broke the age record in this tournament – the youngest to play, the youngest in the knockout round. At 16 years old, the youngest, Yamal already sees himself as one of Spain’s most important strikers at the moment.

The winger born in 2007 is also one of four teenagers in the history of the tournament to have three assists in a Euro, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, Arda Guler and Enzo Scifo.

And today, in the match taking place at 2am on July 10, Vietnam time, Yamal became the youngest player to score in the history of the Euros, breаking the 20-year record of former Swiss player Johan Vonlanthen in the match against France on June 21, 2024 (18 years and 141 days).