World Cup final: The story behind Lionel Messi's famous photo with a baby Lamine Yamal
- Thu 16 Jul 2026 at 11:29amThu 16 Jul 2026 at 11:29amLionel Messi holds baby Lamine Yamal in 2007.
- Messi and Yamal will now meet in the 2026 World Cup final.
- (AP: Joan Monfort)It's 2007, and 20-year-old Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi quietly slinks out of the Camp Nou player change rooms and into another room next door.
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- Thu 16 Jul 2026 at 11:29amThu 16 Jul 2026 at 11:29amLionel Messi holds baby Lamine Yamal in 2007.
- Messi and Yamal will now meet in the 2026 World Cup final.
- (AP: Joan Monfort)It's 2007, and 20-year-old Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi quietly slinks out of the Camp Nou player change rooms and into another room next door.
Sources: ABC Australia