Bath-time memories to final showdown: Messi and Yamal face off in 2026 World Cup

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Argentina's Lionel Messi and Spain's Lamine Yamal—who once shared a bath for a UNICEF charity calendar—will clash in the 2026 World Cup final after Messi's late comeback win over England, marking a symbolic generational passing of the torch on football's biggest stage.
- Lionel Messi once bathed a baby Lamine Yamal for a photoshoot. Now they'll meet again in the World Cup final. Yahoo
- Lionel Messi Once Bathed Baby Lamine Yamal. Now, They Will Face Off In the World Cup TODAY.com
- Lionel Messi Bathing a Baby Lamine Yamal Kottke.org
- Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal Photo from 2007 Trends After Argentina-Spain Set for World Cup Final Bleacher Report
- What Lamine Yamal Said About Facing Messi in the World Cup Final MARCA
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