Lamine Yamal more focused on winning the World Cup than scoring for Spain after latest win

[p]At a tournament where stars like [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] have been prolific, 18-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Yamal[/a] has just one goal to date, in a routine 4-0 group drubbing of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saudi-arabia/biSY8ox4/"]Saudi Arabia[/a].[/p][p]"[b]Obviously I want to score, but I don't go onto the pitch thinking about that. I do it thinking about helping the team,[/b]" said Yamal.[/p][p]"[b]If we win the World Cup, no one will remember whether I scored goals... the important thing is winning,[/b]" said the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] star, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/belgium-GbB957na/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=MHGPEKi5"]after the victory in Los Angeles[/a] set up a semi-final clash with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a].[/p][p]"[b]I know I can contribute even if I don't score. I know my movements draw in many opponents, so I do everything I can to help the team,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]Then just 16, Yamal was the breakout star of the Spanish team that won the European Championships two years ago.[/p][embed guid="bd56c99f-aec3-4182-845d-3bfd39e5f14f" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2075686533261086782?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]He only scored once during that victorious campaign - a stunning strike in a 2-1 semi-final win against France.[/p][p]"[b]There's an idea that I should be scoring more, like at the Euros, but we won the Euros with me scoring just one goal. And I have one goal here too, so I'm relaxed about it[/b]," he said, with a smile.[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] will be hoping Yamal, who turns 19 the day before the semi-final, can bag further goals if his side are to see off the free-scoring tournament favorites France.[/p][p]"[b]There are two possibilities - either they reach three consecutive World Cup finals, or we beat them three times in a row. We'll see what happens,[/b]" said Yamal.[/p][p]"[b]We aren't afraid at all.[/b]"[/p]