Barcelona young star Lamine Yamal don yarn wetin dey im mind about di World Cup 2026 wey dey happen now. Di 18-year-old winger wey dey play for Spain don watch di tournament well well as im dey wit di national team.
Yamal tok say im dey like Vinicius Junior, Lionel Messi, and Ismael Saibari. Di Barcelona boy tell Cope say: “Yes, I watch am. I watch di whole World Cup. Di Netherlands game na more even match, but di Germany game na more surprise.”
Im add: “Of di stars, I dey like Vini a lot. Obviously Messi, and Saibari I tink dey do well for di World Cup. I tink im na player wey dey play good football. Not only scoring goals, but im dey play well too.”
Messi don shine again for Argentina for di tournament, scoring six goals for three games as defending champions. Di Argentine legend dey lead di Golden Boot table alongside Kylian Mbappe.
For Morocco, Ismael Saibari don impress many people. Im score di winning penalty to knock out Netherlands for di Round of 32, and don just sign for Bayern Munich.
Yamal also talk about di criticism wey Spain dey face for dia performances. Im say: “Wetin be our real level? Di one wey we show for di Euros? For di end, I don play well many times and still go home. Di important thing na to win. If you play well, you go back to your room happy, but if you lose, you dey sad.”
Di young star say im dey ready for di Round of 32 match against Austria. “I dey ready to play di full 90 minutes on Thursday,” im tok.
Yamal don score im first World Cup goal against Saudi Arabia after injury. Im say: “I feel so happy. I never feel dat happy before. Di World Cup na completely different from anytin else. I dey happy just to play again.”
About di pressure as di team main star, Yamal say: “I understand say I be di player wey dey excite people most. I be di player wey fit change game. Pressure dey exist when you no fit do wetin people expect from you, but I fit do am.”
Di Barcelona winger also joke about Marc Cucurella reported move to Real Madrid. “I tell am say im go be starter on di first day and dat be all, because afta dat I go eat am alive.”
