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Right from the opening whistle, the EURO 2024 semi-final between Spain and France witnessed two special world records in terms of age.

 Entering this match, Lamine Yamal made history by becoming the youngest player to play in a World Cup or EURO semi-final. At the age of 16 years and 362 days, Yamal surpassed the age record set by Soccer King Pele in the 1958 World Cup semi-final against France (17 years and 244 days).

And Lamine Yamal marked that milestone with a superb long-range shot, sending the ball into a dangerous rainbow to equalize the score 1-1 for the Spanish team. That goal helped Spain regain confidence before leading 2-1 thanks to Dani Olmo’s second goal.

With his recent goal, Lamine Yamal even went down in history by becoming the youngest player to score in EURO and World Cup history. He surpassed a series of other names like Pele (17 years and 239 days), Manuel Rosas (18 years and 93 days) and compatriot Gavi (18 years and 110 days).

Spain entered this match with a large loss in personnel, including right back Dani Carvajal being unable to play due to suspension. That’s why veteran Jesus Navas was the main starter, and this player set a special record for the oldest player not including a goalkeeper to play in a EURO/World Cup semi-final. Specifically, at the age of 38 years and 231 days, Navas surpassed Fritz Walter and Gunnar Gren (both 37 years and 236 days old), players who clashed in the 1958 World Cup semi-finals, to set a special age record. .

 Uncle-nephew couple Lamine Yamal and Jesus Navas

It’s just a pity that Navas – who is older than… Lamine Yamal’s father – marked that record with a sad memory: he made the mistake of not catching the offside trap when he let Mbappe escape and threw an accurate cross to Kolo. Muani opened the score in the 9th minute. But it must be admitted that being forced to let an old man like Navas accompany an extremely fast player like Mbappe (he even runs the fastest in EURO) is a big disadvantage for the team. Spain.