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Stranger than fiction: Messi, Yamal set for WC final 19 years after first meeting

Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal will face each other in the World Cup final. Nineteen years ago, Messi bathed baby Yamal during a charity photoshoot event. Yamal has since become Spain’s biggest football star at Barcelona. Messi left Barcelona in 2021, while Yamal emerged as a global superstar. This remarkable full-circle moment culminates in Sunday’s biggest football match.

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