Spain forward Lamine Yamal will return from a hamstring injury at the 2026 World Cup this summer Credit: Lluis GENE / AFP

Boosted by teenage phenomenon Lamine Yamal, Luis de la Fuente’s Spain are attempting to follow in the footsteps of the country’s golden generation, who conquered Europe in 2008 and then the world two years later.

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