Throwback photo of Messi bathing baby Yamal resurfaces before World Cup final
By Ayobami Okerinde A photograph taken 19 years ago showing Lionel Messi bathing an infant Lamine Yamal has resurfaced online ahead of Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain.
Messi, Argentina’s captain, will face Yamal, Spain’s teenage star, in what will be the first World Cup final meeting between the two.
In the first semi-final played on Tuesday, Spain defeated France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final for the first time in 16 years and the second in the country’s history.
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