Spain Just Won the World Cup With a Teenager Whose African Homelands It Colonized and Erased
Spain Just Won the World Cup With a Teenager Whose African Homelands It Colonized and Erased Spain beat Argentina on Sunday to win the World Cup, with the teenager Lamine Yamal as its star. His parents come from Spanish Guinea and Spanish Morocco, two colonies Spain left out of his history. Kahlil Greene Jul 21 Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final on Sunday, winning the tournament for the second time. The match went to extra time, and Ferran Torres scored the only goal in the 106th minute. Much of the attention went to Lamine Yamal, the 18-year-old Barcelona forward who ran Spain’s attack and became the first teenager to win both a European Championship and a World Cup. Reporters described the night as a handover from Lionel Messi, the 38-year-old Argentine, to the teenager who is now the face of the sport. Lamine Yamal celebrates after Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup, East Rutherford, New Jersey, July 19, 2026. Yamal grew up in Rocafonda, a working-...