Spain has been crowned the 2026 FIFA World Cup champions after a thrilling 1-0 extra-time victory over defending champions Argentina on July 19, 2026

FIFA World Cup 2026: Spain crowned World Champions after defeating Argentina in WC final

Before they faced each other in a FIFA World Cup final, Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal shared a remarkable moment that now seems destined by fate. In 2007, a young Messi posed for a charity photoshoot holding and bathing a five-month-old Yamal. Nearly two decades later, the Barcelona icons are set to meet on football's biggest stage, turning an iconic photograph into one of the sport's most extraordinary full-circle stories.

FIFA World Cup 2026: The remarkable story of Messi and baby Yamal

Lamine Yamal is taking the European Championships by storm. His goal against France in the semi-final is one that will be talked about for decades. Amid all of this, long-forgotten pictures from 2007 of Lionel Messi holding baby Yamal have resurfaced on social media.

The story behind Yamal & Messi's pictures

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