All eyes will be on young star Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina on Sunday evening.

Yamal won the Best Player award in the round of 32 match against Austria, and repeated the same achievement in the quarter-final against Belgium.

Furthermore, in the semi-final against France, he won the penalty that opened the scoring for La Roja, paving the way for qualification.

Sport newspaper reported that Yamal has a remarkable statistic in big matches, aside from his individual brilliance.

According to Opta, Yamal has achieved a perfect record of consecutive victories when starting for Spain in the European Championships and World Cup, an unprecedented record for any European player.

The tally now stands at 12 wins in 12 matches Yamal started between Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup, a 100% win rate.

This statistic becomes even more significant when considering the only exceptions: Spain did not win in one of the two matches where Yamal was not in the starting lineup in major tournaments: they won 1-0 against Albania in the third round of Euro 2024 when he was rested, and drew 0-0 against Cape Verde in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.

12 - Lamine Yamal has started 12 games at the FIFA World Cup and UEFA EUROs combined ending on the winning side in all 12 – the best 100%-win rate of any European player across the two competitions when starting. Charm. https://t.co/TkuTANVLvw — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 14, 2026