Lamine Yamal was 19 years old when Spain reached the 2026 World Cup final.
Yamal was born on July 13, 2007, and Spain secured its place in the final by beating France 2–0 in the semi-final on July 14, 2026. He had turned 19 one day earlier, so the answer is based on his age at the date Spain qualified, rather than his age at the start of the tournament.
The Barcelona winger was already a major figure for club and country by then. He had become Barcelona’s youngest-ever senior player in 2023 and helped Spain win UEFA Euro 2024, becoming the youngest player to appear in a European Championship.
Readers sometimes calculate his age from the World Cup’s opening date or mistakenly use his age during the 2025 qualifying campaign. Both approaches miss the wording: Spain reached the final in July 2026, after Yamal’s 19th birthday.