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- 16.07.2026 14:45:00
The Baby Messi Once Held Will Now Face Him in World Cup Final
In 2007, during a UNICEF charity calendar photoshoot, 20‑year‑old Lionel Messi posed holding six‑month‑old Lamine Yamal. The photo was purely coincidental: Yamal’s family had won a lottery granting them the chance to be photographed with a Barcelona player, and Messi happened to be the one. Nineteen years later, that baby has become a football star and is set to face Messi in the World Cup final.
