World Cup 2026: What Lamine Yamal said about facing Ronaldo in Round of 16

Spain winger, Lamine Yamal, has made a assured assertion astir facing Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal astatine the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 stage.

Yamal, who helped Spain to bushed Austria successful the World Cup Round of 32 brushwood connected Thursday, said it would beryllium an honour to play against Ronaldo.

The 18-year-old, however, noted that helium was not reasoning astir who Spain’s hostile successful the Round of 16 would be, arsenic helium is focused connected winning the game.

“Well, I don’t truly attraction – Croatia oregon Portugal,” Yamal said (via DAZN).

“It would beryllium an honour, obviously, to play against Cristiano, but I americium focused connected winning the game, and I don’t truly attraction who advances betwixt the 2 of them.”

Spain volition look Portugal successful the Round of 16 fixture connected Monday. Portugal had defeated Croatia 2-1 successful the Round of 32.

World Cup 2026: What Lamine Yamal said astir facing Ronaldo successful Round of 16