In a Euro 2024 Group A qualifier today, Spain defeated bottom-place Cyprus 6-0 behind two goals from Ferran Torres, with Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal starting for his nation at the age of 16 years and 61 days.

When Yamal of Spain made his debut in a 7-1 victory over Georgia on Friday, he set a new record for his nation’s youngest player and goal scorer.

Prior to being replaced early in the second half, he was once more explosive on the right flank and produced a number of opportunities, including a curling shot that hit the post in the 39th minute. Alvaro Morata scored off the rebound, but the VAR disallowed the goal for being on the wrong side of the goal.

But Spain’s goals in the first half, came through assists by another talented young winger, Athletic Bilbao’s 21-year-old Nico Williams.

The first goal for Spain came from Gavi in the 18th minute, while the second came from Mikel Merino 15 minutes later. Both goals came from crosses by Williams, who moments before had a close-range shot stopped by goalie Joel Mall.

In the 70th minute, substitute Joselu scored the third goal with a header, and close-range goals from Torres, Alex Baena, and Torres again sealed Spain’s rout.

After four games, Spain is second in Group A with nine points. They have a game left but are six points behind Scotland, who are in first place.

“We played two well-organized games, and we had the good fortune to score a number of goals that were crucial at the end of the group stage as a whole.

“Those are games that appear simple, but you have to concentrate constantly on defense because your opponent is waiting for that one chance to score,”

“One ball could arrive and you could be there for 60 minutes without moving, then you’d have to stop it. We are quite glad to return home. The Reuters