The Unlikely Encounter: Messi and Yamal's World Cup Final Coincidence The upcoming FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has all the makings of a compelling narrative, but one subplot stands out from the rest – the unlikely encounter between Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal.
As fate would have it, the two players are set to face each other in what promises to be an electrifying match.
The photograph that has gone viral ahead of the final shows a young Messi helping bathe a baby Yamal during a charity calendar shoot nearly two decades ago.