The 18-year-old Lamine Yamal was maybe the team’s finest player in Friday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal between Spain and Belgium. The Barcelona forward made life difficult for the Belgian defense throughout the match, despite not scoring a goal for the 2010 FIFA World Cup winners in their third knockout match of this year’s competition. Yamal received Player of the Match for his outstanding performance in Spain’s first FIFA World Cup quarterfinal in 16 years, but following the game, his younger brother Keyne is garnering more attention than he is.
Yamal’s Brother Steals Spotlight
Three-year-old Keyne, Yamal’s brother, watched the Spain-Belgium game in the stands. His celebration following Spain’s second goal in the quarterfinal has gone viral on the internet.
Keyne can be seen passionately celebrating Spain’s second goal in a number of films that have gone viral online, making amusing faces and losing control of his emotions.
Spain Beat Belgium
In their quarterfinal match, Mikel Merino scored Spain’s second goal. In the 86th minute of the game, the 30-year-old Arsenal player replaced Spain. Two minutes later, he scored for the 2024 European champions to give them a 2-1 lead.
As the final goal of the game, Merino’s strike proved to be crucial, and as a result, Spain defeated Belgium 2–1.
Merino has made history by scoring two goals for Spain in consecutive FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout games. The 30-year-old is the first player in history to score the game-winning goal as a substitute in two separate FIFA World Cup knockout stages. Additionally, starting in the 80th minute of the FIFA World Cup, he is the first player for Spain to score two game-winning goals.
