Topps has announced several new trading cards with connections to Sunday’s World Cup final.The first uses one of the images from the now-famous 2007 photoshoot in which Lionel Messi bathed Lamine Yamal as a baby, years before a remarkable twist of fate would have them face each other in Spain’s 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final.
The iconic Messi & Yamal photoshoot is going on a 1-of-1 trading card 🥹
Arriving in Topps Stadium Club UCC later this year. pic.twitter.com/gDWljwXLJ7
— Topps (@Topps) July 20, 2026The Topps card features Messi holding baby Yamal. It will be an unnumbered short print (meaning it will be rarer than the average base card, but the exact print run won’t be listed on the cards) in the upcoming Topps Stadium Club UEFA Club Competitions set. On Monday, Topps revealed that the card will have a one-of-one parallel that is sure to make it one of the most coveted soccer cards produced this year. Topps’ X account also teased the possibility of a version of the card autographed by both players being included in the set.Stadium Club sets are known for their utilization of exceptional photographs, and Joan Monfort’s work from 2007, intended for a charity calendar produced by FC Barcelona, UNICEF and newspaper Diario Sport, certainly fits that category.
