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Barcelona routed Basel 5-2 in a Swiss preseason friendly, with Adeyemi opening his Barça account and Yamal adding a late penalty as the attack looked fluid in a rotated 4-3-3 setup; Abdelkarim scored early in the second half and Jesse Bisiwu capped the win with a late brace.
Topps will turn a 2007 UNICEF photoshoot image of Lionel Messi holding infant Lamine Yamal into a 1-of-1 trading card, to be released in Topps Stadium Club UCC later this year, following Spain's World Cup win over Argentina.
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win the 2026 World Cup, with Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal; after the final whistle, Lamine Yamal shared an emotional hug with Lionel Messi on the pitch, symbolizing a generational bridge as Messi reflects on his legendary career and Yamal’s rise.
Spain’s Lamine Yamal says he’s ready to play for Spain and would rather beat his childhood hero Lionel Messi than back down from the challenge, praising Messi as the best and aiming to win the World Cup for Spain.
Lionel Messi described the famous UNICEF baby photo with Lamine Yamal as 'crazy' as the 39-year-old faces the 19-year-old in the 2026 World Cup Final, underscoring Yamal’s rise, Messi's admiration, and the historic, highly anticipated clash in New Jersey.
Messi addressed the now-iconic 2007 UNICEF calendar photo of him bathing a months-old Lamine Yamal, calling the image “crazy” and noting the surreal future where they might face each other in the World Cup; he praised Yamal as one of the best in the world and reflected on the historic link between their careers as the tournament unfolds.
Messi reflects on the famous 2007 charity photo with baby Lamine Yamal as they prepare to meet in the Spain–Argentina World Cup final—an improbable generational crossover that pits Barcelona’s legend against the club’s rising star on football’s biggest stage.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi said it’s “crazy” to be facing Spain’s Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final after they were photographed together as babies in a 2007 Barcelona charity shoot, a moment Tom Brady called “prophetic.” Yamal, 19, debuted for Barcelona at 15, inherited Messi’s number 10, helped Spain win Euro 2024, and could become the youngest player to win both the European Championship and the World Cup. Messi lauded Yamal as a global star but noted Spain’s strength is in the team, not just him, while the event featured a celebrity Q&A and a Brady–Logan Paul moment.
With 48 teams, Cape Verde upsets, and Lionel Messi still towering at 39, the World Cup is also fueling a new wave of US soccer interest as Argentina meets Spain in a Messi–Yamal showdown, with weather clears and the novelty of championship rings adding gloss to the finale.
Lionel Messi tells Tom Brady about an “insane” photo shoot from when he was 20 and Lamine Yamal was an infant, now resurfacing as they prepare to face off in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain in New Jersey, with Messi aiming to quiet the 19-year-old star and make history as captain.
Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach the World Cup final against Spain, setting up a Messi–Yamal showdown; the two stars’ bond traces back to a 2007 charity photo shoot at Camp Nou when Yamal was an infant.
Vintage 2007 photos show Messi with a baby Lamine Yamal, a rediscovered moment that fans call a full-circle preface to Sunday's World Cup final.
BBC Sport recounts how Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal’s first meeting—as a baby photographed with Messi in Camp Nou’s away dressing room—has blossomed into a narrative threads that now converge as Yamal stars for Spain and Messi edges toward a World Cup final against Argentina, a moment photographer Joan Monfort calls a “true miracle of destiny” and many see as the symbolic closing of a long-running cycle.
Spain toppled France 2-0 and Argentina edged England 2-1 to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey, where Lionel Messi will face Lamine Yamal in a historic showdown; the final is at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19 and will be broadcast on FOX.
Decades after a bathtub baby photo from a UNICEF calendar shoot, Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are headed toward a potential World Cup final meeting on Sunday, July 19, creating a full-circle moment as Spain chase glory and Yamal rises to stardom.