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Spain's Lamine Yamal, Aged 16, Becomes Youngest Ever Euros Player

Lamine Yamal will become the youngest player ever to feature at a European Championship after Spain coach Luis de la Fuente selected him to start their first match against Croatia on Saturday. The Barcelona winger, aged just 16 years and 338 days old, will beat Polish international Kacper Kozlowski, who played at Euro 2020 at 17 years and 246 days old. If Yamal scores during the tournament in Germany he will break the record for youngest goalscorer at the Euros, set by Johan Vonlanthen for Switzerland against France in 2004.

Euro 2024, Spain vs Croatia LIVE Updates: Spain Face Croatia In Crucial Group B Encounter

Euro 2024, Spain vs Croatia LIVE Updates: Spain face Croatia in a crucial Euro 2024 Group B encounter in Berlin. Zlatko Dalic's Croatian football team bid to reach the knockout phase for a fifth consecutive major tournament. Croatia made the final at the 2018 World Cup, losing to France, and then finished third in Qatar two years ago. Spain must take the tournament step by step instead of dreaming of a fourth Euros victory considering their recent results. Spain last lifted the trophy in 2012.

Spain vs Croatia Live Streaming Euro 2024 Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Spain vs Croatia Live Streaming Euro 2024 Live Telecast: Spain face Croatia in a Group B encounter at the Euro 2024 in Berlin on Saturday. Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said young wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams have a "gift from God" ahead of their Euro 2024 opener against Croatia on Saturday. Barcelona's 16-year-old attacker Yamal has leapt into the limelight this season and established himself as a regular for La Roja on the right. Athletic Bilbao winger Williams, 21, could start on the left flank for Spain and his stock is rising rapidly too after helping the Basque side win the Copa del Rey this season. Luka Modric said on Friday that Croatia "don't mind being dark horses" at Euro 2024 despite consistently performing above expectations at recent major tournaments. Zlatko Dalic's men kick off their Euro campaign against Spain in Group B at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday, as they bid to reach the knockout phase for a fifth consecutive major tournament. Croatia made the final at the 2018 World Cup, losing to France, and then finished third in Qatar two years ago.