Lamine Yamal became Spain's youngest ever player and goalscorer as La Roja thrashed Georgia, 7-1, on Friday, Sept. 8, to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign back on track.
Spain's Lamine Yamal and Georgia's Georgia's midfielder Luka Gagnidze fight for the ball during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying first round group A football match between Georgia and Spain in Tbilisi on Friday, Sept. 8.
The Barcelona teenager came on from the bench with Nico Williams after 43 minutes to replace Marco Asensio and Dani Olmo, who had both suffered knocks, with Spain 4-0 up and cruising. The build up to the match was tarnished by Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales being suspended by FIFA and charged with sexual assault by Spanish prosecutors, after he forcibly kissed women's midfielder Jenni Hermoso.
The federation reiterated they backed the coach, who replaced Luis Enrique in December after Spain's failed World Cup campaign in Qatar. Olmo drilled the third past Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili in the 38th minute and Morata added the fourth after a slick exchange with Ruiz.
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