Lamin Yamal Breaks Document as Youngest Participant at European Championships, Startling Spain vs Croatia Match at 16 Years Outdated

Barcelona footballer Lamin Yamal set an age file for the European Championships. Earlier than that, the youngest participant within the historical past of the event was the participant of the Polish nationwide crew Kacper Kozlowski – at Euro 2020 he entered the sector on the age of 17 years and 246 days. The match between the nationwide groups of Spain and Croatia will happen in Berlin on the Olympiastadion.

It needs to be famous that Luka Modric, who will flip 39 in October, entered the sector among the many opponents of the Spanish nationwide crew. The captain of the Croatian nationwide crew, together with Portugal’s Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo, are among the many oldest area gamers within the event.

“The distinction with Yamal is 22 years? Once I hear issues like this, I really feel very previous. The years do not matter, it is what seems on the sector that issues. Lamin Yamal has achieved superb issues this yr. Everybody sees it as an enormous menace. He has nice potential and a implausible profession forward of him.” stated Modric.

The nationwide groups of Italy and Albania who play one another tonight are the rival groups between Spain and Croatia in Group B.