According to Diario Sport, the Spanish national team released previously unreleased footage of Yamal on their official social media account before the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. The Barcelona winger had predicted the outcome before the match, saying, "We will return to Spain as world champions."
Despite his limited goal tally, Yamal is crucial to De la Fuente's plans. The Spanish number 10 played in all matches, only missing the opening game against Cape Verde due to injury. Although he only scored one goal against Saudi Arabia, he remained composed even off the field. In a video released by the Spanish team, he said, "Honestly, I'm not nervous, really not nervous. I don't think we've realized we're playing in the World Cup final. But I'm definitely not nervous, really."
The key player for both Barcelona and the Spanish national team, who was nominated for the Ballon d'Or after winning the World Cup at the age of 19, has already decided that the World Cup title will belong to Spain. "I'm really looking forward to 3 pm, the time of the final. But time flies. Now we're going back to Spain, back as world champions," Yamal explained.
The Roca Fonda player also admitted that he only thought about winning before the match. "I never thought about losing. Losing wasn't an option in my mind. All I thought about was lifting the trophy and returning to Spain as world champions." The World Cup winner, currently on his final holiday in Colombia, finished speaking. Yamal will return to Barcelona for training on the 12th, and other national team players who reached the World Cup semi-finals will also return on the same day. Only Gavi has already returned to training under Flick.
