When Messi met Yamal: The master and apprentice story behind the World Cup final

Nineteen years ago, Messi held five-month-old Lamine Yamal at a UNICEF charity event in Barcelona's Camp Nou dressing room, Euronews reports. Now they meet in the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

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