Lamine Yamal, the Barcelona and Spain star, continued his dominance in direct encounters with Kylian Mbappe, the Real Madrid and France star.

Spain qualified for the 2026 World Cup final on Tuesday evening, with a valuable 2-0 victory over France.

Kylian Mbappe failed to find the net today, while Yamal contributed to his team's victory by winning a penalty, from which La Roja scored the first goal.

In 11 direct encounters between them, Yamal has come out on top in 9 matches, while the balance tilted in Mbappe's favor only twice.

The Dallas match was the third meeting between them wearing the shirts of their national teams, and in this context, the Spanish player holds a perfect record: 3 consecutive victories.

The first was for Yamal with Spain in the semi-final of the last European Championship, when he scored a brilliant goal to level the score at the Allianz Arena in Munich, before Dani Olmo sealed it minutes later.

The second victory came a year earlier in the UEFA Nations League semi-final, when Spain won with a thrilling scoreline (5-4), with Yamal scoring twice, while Mbappe scored a goal for France.

The third victory for the young Barcelona star came in the 2026 World Cup semi-final, bringing Spain a giant step closer to the dream of winning the World Cup for the second time in their history.