A 19-year-old photograph showing Argentine captain Lionel Messi bathing a baby Lamine Yamal has gone viral once again ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain.
The iconic image was taken in 2007 during a charity calendar photoshoot organized by FC Barcelona and a local newspaper. At the time, Messi was a rising star with Barcelona, while Yamal was only a few months old.
Nearly two decades later, the two footballers are set to face each other on opposite sides in Sunday's World Cup final, creating one of football's most remarkable full-circle moments.
The photo first attracted global attention in 2024 as Yamal emerged as one of Spain's brightest young talents. It has now resurfaced across social media following Argentina's and Spain's qualification for the World Cup final.
Fans around the world have described the image as a symbolic passing of the torch between one of football's greatest legends and one of its most promising young stars.
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