WASILWA DAN (ST PATRICK)

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[MAEL™️🇵🇹♨️ @UTDMael]

World cup 2010 chronicles
Guess the player who won the golden gloves
99% will fail
Very hard👽

[(fan)28^ @28_RMFC]

🚨🏆: Probability of winning the World Cup 2026

🇦🇷Argentina ~ 21%
🇬🇧 England ~ 19.3%
🇯🇵 Japan ~ 11.3%
🇫🇷 France ~ 16%
🇧🇷 Brazil ~ 9.8%
🇩🇪 Germany ~ 19%
🇪🇸 Spain ~ 11.9%…. see thread

[Noah @CFCNoah01]

112* goals scored at this and yet the greatest goal scorer hasn't still scored a goal! 😂

[Mr.Blay @TwentyOne_OBO]

They lied to us. This is prime Ronaldo.

[Sergio ⭐ @sergio_de_ennin]

TUNISIA ARE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP 🇹🇳💔

THE PROMPT: THE RESULT:

[MatchTalks @MatchTalks_]

Guess the football player?

LEVEL:——TOUGH MODE

[Unpopularfootyx @Unpopularfootyx]

🚨🎙️ THOMAS FRANK ON LAMINE YAMAL AFTER SPAIN'S 4-0 WIN AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA:

🗣️“People keep asking me if Lamine Yamal is the future of football.

The future?

I think people are watching the wrong player.

Because when I watch him, I don't see a player preparing to become world-class.
I see a player who already is.

The frightening part is that he's only 18.

What makes him special isn't the dribbling. Plenty of players can dribble.

It isn't the pace. Plenty of players are quick.

It isn't even the goals or assists.

It's the decisions.

That's the part people don't understand.

Most young players receive the ball and think about what they're going to do next.

Lamine receives the ball already knowing what everyone else is about to do.

That's a completely different level of football intelligence.

And that's why defenders are struggling with him.

You can stop speed.

You can stop strength.

You can even stop talent on certain days.

But how do you stop a player who sees the game two or three seconds before everyone else?”

“I watched some of his recent interviews and what stood out wasn't confidence.

It was certainty.

There are young players who hope they'll become great.

Lamine speaks like someone who already knows where he's going.

Normally that would worry me.

Normally I'd say it's dangerous.

But then you watch him play and you realise the confidence is justified.”

“People compare him to Messi.
I understand why.

The left foot.

The creativity.

The way defenders panic when he gets the ball.

But I actually think those comparisons are unfair.

Not because they're too big.

Because they stop people from appreciating what makes Lamine different.

He's creating his own story.
And trust me, that's a very dangerous thing for the rest of football.”

“The scary part?

I don't think we've seen the best version of him yet.

He's still learning.

Still developing physically.

Still understanding how much influence he can have on games.
Imagine hearing that about a player who is already deciding matches for Barcelona and Spain.
That's terrifying.”

“And I'll say something now that might upset a few people.

If Lamine Yamal stays healthy for the next five or six years, football's next global superstar has already been decided.

The debate is over.

The only question left is how far he can go.

Because when you combine elite talent with elite mentality, football history usually follows.
And when I watch Lamine Yamal...

I don't see a future Ballon d'Or winner.

I see a player who might end up collecting several of them.”

[Lallana_20 @SalamLFC]

Curtis Jones wooow, this guy deserved a new contract, the one and only Real Liverpool boy in the team now ,just watch ❤️❤️

[DREN!! @City_Dren]

🚨 Zinedine Zidane Spain's first-half 3-0 display against Saudi Arabia should worry every team left in this tournament.

🗣️"I'm not surprised by this scoreline. Spain came into this match with one objective: make a statement. From the first whistle they've played with intensity, confidence and complete control.

Lamine Yamal deserves special mention. He knew the spotlight would be on him after everything he said before the game, and instead of hiding from the pressure, he's embraced it.

People will look at Mikel Oyarzabal's goals, but the movement before the finish is just as impressive. Yamal attracts two or three defenders every time he receives the ball, creating space for teammates to exploit. That's exactly what happened, and Oyarzabal has already punished Saudi Arabia twice.

I actually feel for the defender trying to mark Yamal. You can study hours of video and still struggle because his biggest weapon is unpredictability. He doesn't just beat defenders with skill; he beats them with his decision-making.

The frightening part for the rest of the tournament is that this performance isn't only about Saudi Arabia. Spain are sending a message to every nation watching.

And we're only at 3-0.

If this is the level they're producing before halftime, you can only imagine what the final score could look like if Saudi Arabia can't slow the tempo.

This isn't simply a comfortable lead - it's a warning to every team with ambitions of lifting the World Cup."

[Cody Kakpo @CodyKakpo]

Two sides of Darwin Nunez.

[Mr RealMadrid 👑⚽ @haidarofMilan]

Did You Know?

Kano Pillars Holds The Longest Home Unbeaten Run (202 games) Record in The World of Football, They Didn't Loss a Match At Home For 12-Years From 2003 to 2015.

[SethOfficial🇵🇹 @UTD_Seth001]

🚨Zlatan Ibrahimović on Lamine Yamal scoring his first World Cup goal against Saudi Arabia:

🗣️ “People are surprised. I’m not.

When you’re special, moments like this arrive naturally.

Scoring your first World Cup goal is something every player dreams about, but not everyone does it with that level of confidence.

Most young players arrive at a World Cup and feel the pressure.

Lamine looked like the pressure was feeling him.

What impressed me wasn’t the goal itself. It was the attitude.

The calmness.

The belief.

He played like he belonged on that stage from the first minute.

You cannot teach that.

You can teach tactics.

You can teach movement.

But you cannot teach personality.

The biggest players have that quality before they become stars, and Lamine has it already.

I’ve seen many talented players in football.

Very few make you stop and think, ‘This kid is different.’

Lamine is one of them.

This won’t be remembered as just his first World Cup goal.

Years from now people will look back and say that was the beginning of something special.

And for Spain, that’s a frightening thought for the rest of the world.”

{@talkSPORT }

[The Futy Arena | 𝐅𝐀 @FutyArena]

🚨🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal: “This goal is dedicated to my mother, my girlfriend, my family, my friends, and everyone present here, also to those in Mataró, Bata and Larache”.

[Nuel @LfcNuel]

🚨🗣️ Thierry Henry on Lamine Yamal outscoring Lionel Messi's age record and his performance in Spain's 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia:

"Look, people need to stop, take a breath, and really understand what we are witnessing right now. Lamine Yamal is 18 years and 343 days old. He just scored his first World Cup goal, making him younger than Kylian Mbappé was, and literally 14 days younger than Leo Messi when he opened his World Cup account. Think about that for a second. At that age, I was terrified just looking at the senior squad, and this kid is starting for Spain and changing games on the biggest stage in human history.

We all saw it, he starts the game, opens the scoring in just the 10th minute from an Oyarzabal assist, and completely tears them apart before coming off at halftime. It’s scary because he makes it look entirely normal. He said himself he used to watch the World Cup in a school classroom, and now he's out there leaving his own footprint on it.

But listen, we have to be very careful when we talk about Leo's legacy. I played with Leo. I saw what he did every single day. To say Lamine will reach that level? It’s unfair pressure. Leo isn’t just a benchmark; he is an anomaly. But what I will say is this: Lamine has that same rare, frightening composure where the stadium goes silent when the ball hits his feet. He isn't trying to be Messi, he is just being Lamine Yamal from Rocafonda and Mataró. If he stays healthy and stays hungry, he won't need to chase anyone's legacy—he'll write an unbelievable one of his own." 🇪🇸🪄🏆

[Goat💙❤️ @GO_AT_22]

𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍. 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄. 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃. 𝐓𝐇𝐄. 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌. 💥

Lamine Yamal drops his 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 at 18 🇪🇸

Mikel Oyarzabal delivers again with a 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 😎

Who’s been your 𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 against Saudi? 🍿

[🌻Oge.🌻🌻 @EstherWav]

🚨🗣️Lamine Yamal after the game:

We are very happy for the win, but we are already thinking on the Uruguay game and the rest of the games and hoping to meet Portugal 🇵🇹 because we have unfinished business with them.

[David___ @dogbogu2]

If Messi sneezes, De Paul is probably somewhere saying “Bless you, Leo". 💀

[HK @HKFinalThird]

Robert Lewandowski reveals the moment he knew Lamine Yamal was different.

"He was 15. Really 15.

I've seen a lot of young talented players, but for the first time in my life I had this feeling inside: 'Wow, who is it?'

You see players and think, 'Okay, he has something special.' It was a little bit like that with Musiala too. But with Lamine, my first thought was: 'Wow, this guy... how is it possible that at this age he's already at this level?'

Even when he was 16 years old, I was still thinking: 'Come on, it's impossible to be so good, so clever at this age.'

I always try to give him some advice because what he's doing is amazing. But the biggest challenge for him isn't the next two or three years. We're talking about the next 10 years."

[CentreGoalHQ @centreGoalHQ]

🚨🎙️Rodrigo De Paul:

🗣️“Sometimes I call Messi ‘FIFA Boy’ and he just laughs. The funny thing is, I don’t think he even knows what I mean by it.

People watch him every week, so they think they’re used to it, but when you’re actually on the pitch with him, it’s different. There are moments where he’ll receive the ball surrounded by three or four players and somehow come out with it like nothing happened. From where I’m standing, it doesn’t even look real.

There have been games where I literally started laughing during the match because of something he did. That’s when I started calling him FIFA Boy. It feels like someone is controlling him with a PlayStation controller while the rest of us are playing real football.

Every time I say it, he laughs and shakes his head. Maybe he still doesn’t understand why I call him that. But for me, it’s simple: some things Messi does belong in a video game, not on a football pitch.

I’ve played with great players, but with Messi there are moments when you stop being a teammate and become a fan for a few seconds.”