“If anyone should be afraid, it should be them—we knocked them out of the Euros,” Lamine Yamal reminded Spain’s World Cup semifinal opponents, France, after La Roja squeezed past Belgium at SoFi Stadium.
Yamal is waiting for his big moment this summer, with Spain thriving despite the absence of individual magic in attack. It has functioned in contrast to the superstar-heavy French, who have undoubtedly been the most impressive team at the tournament and are seemingly primed to win a third World Cup.