Keyne is 3 years old, and nothing mattered more to him than getting to his brother. As soon as the final whistle sounded at MetLife Stadium, he ran onto the pitch and straight into the arms of Lamine Yamal, newly crowned world champion with Spain after a 1-0 win over Argentina.
Lamine lifted him into the air like one more trophy. The little boy was wearing a Spain jersey with his name embroidered on it, and he did not leave the stadium empty-handed: he kept a piece of the net and even got to touch the cup.
Before the match, while Lamine was in physiotherapy, Keyne had promised him over the phone that he would stick out his tongue if he saw him on the big screen. He kept his word.
It was not the first time the little brother had stolen the spotlight: he had already done so in the round of 16, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. But this time, with a World Cup winner’s star in the mix, the hug between the two became the most shared moment in the United States, even more than the result.
