Lamine Yamal, the star of the Spanish national team, was crowned with the award for the best player in his team's match against Belgium, which was held for the competitions of the 2026 World Cup.
The Spanish national team defeated its counterpart, Belgium, by two goals to one, in the match that brought the two teams together, yesterday evening, Friday, at Los Angeles Stadium, in the United States of America, for the quarter-final round competitions of the 2026 World Cup.
Despite Lamine Yamal receiving the best player award in the match from the International Football Association, the statistics show the superiority of another duo over him in terms of numerical calculations.
The Sofascore website, specialized in player statistics, explained that Lamine Yamal is the third best player in the match, with a rating of 7.5, as Thibaut Courtois, the Belgian goalkeeper, surpassed him with a rating of 7.8, as well as his teammate in the Spanish national team, Rodri, with a rating of 7.7.
The right winger of Barcelona shot 6 shots in the match, of which only 2 were between the crossbar and the posts, as the Belgian defense blocked two shots from him, and the Spanish star fell into the offside trap once.
Yamal passed the ball 47 times in the Belgium match, of which 39 were correct passes, with an accuracy rate of 83%, and sent two long balls, both correct, with an accuracy rate reaching 100%.
In general, Lamine Yamal touched the ball 80 times, of which 5 touches were incorrect, and received 4 free kicks, while he lost possession on 23 occasions, and performed 8 dribbles, of which only 4 were correct, with an accuracy rate of 50%.
The Spanish national team qualified to face France in the semi-final round of the 2026 World Cup, after the Roosters defeated Morocco in the quarter-final round of the World Cup.
