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When Lamine Yamal drives past multiple defenders and sets up a goal, either for Spain or for Barcelona, the point of his supreme talent is driven home even more when he smiles.
That's because Lamine Yamal wears braces.
It's not exactly a look you see on many players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but Lamine Yamal's mouth has an extra shine to it.
He'd shine brightly enough without the braces, of course. With them? It just adds to his nature as the best young player in world football.
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Why does Lamine Yamal wear braces?
Simply put: His teeth have needed them for the past couple years.
Lamine Yamal was going viral for having red and blue braces about two years ago, and the teeth-adjusting tools are still in his mouth at the 2026 World Cup.
They aren't some kind of fashion statement, but rather a reality that many people have as they move through their teenage years.
Lamine Yamal is just a bit more high profile than the rest of the world's braces wearers.
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The braces may be coming off
Lamine Yamal has teased that the World Cup may be the last we see of the braces:
— Access Yamal (@AccessYamal) June 7, 2026They almost certainly will have given him a superb smile.
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