The internet was supposed to be focused on Spain vs France. Tactical battles, midfield wars, and managers sweating through expensive jackets. Instead, social media decided to hold an emergency meeting over one thing: Lamine Yamal apparently forgetting that the internet never sleeps.
Over the weekend, Ines Garcia sent timelines into absolute chaos after posting a selfie of herself and Yamal relaxing in a hotel bed together on July 11. The photo itself? Pretty harmless. Nobody was hanging from chandeliers.
Well, as simple as a shirtless selfie in bed with one of the biggest football stars on the planet can be.
The internet reacted exactly how the internet always reacts: with zero chill.
Garcia and Yamal made their relationship public in early 2026, but there’s no clear indication on how long they had been dating before that. These photos show that they’re still going strong, and she has been present for almost all of Spain’s games throughout this year’s World Cup.
Regardless of whether Spain can beat France on Tuesday or how Yamal performs in that game, he’s destined to have a long and successful international career that should include multiple more World Cup appearances.
Garcia, who is 21, probably didn’t expect to set social media on fire with one photo. Yet here we are. One casual post somehow turned into the biggest pre-match storyline outside of football itself.
Meanwhile, Yamal probably just wanted to focus on football.
Instead, he woke up to discover that millions of people had opinions about hotel beds, selfies and missing shirts.
Welcome to celebrity life. At this point, scoring goals might actually be easier than surviving the internet.
The funniest part is that social media acts shocked every single time famous people post normal photos.
As for Spain and France, the semifinal eventually arrived and Spain got a convincing win.
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