Photographer Joan Monfort's images of Lionel Messi bathing Lamine Yamal have gained global attention. These pictures were taken nearly two decades ago for a charity calendar. The resurfaced photos now highlight a remarkable twist of fate for the upcoming World Cup final. Messi's Argentina will face Yamal's Spain for the sport's biggest trophy. This unexpected connection has captivated fans and media worldwide.

Imagem viral foi feita em 2007. Agora, quase duas décadas depois, os dois podem protagonizar um duelo histórico na final da Copa do Mundo de 2026.

Lo scatto del 2007 faceva parte di un calendario solidale. I genitori di Lamine Yamal si erano iscritti a un sorteggio per far partecipare all'iniziativa il loro bambino

Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal will face each other in the World Cup final. This reunion follows a 2007 charity photo where Messi held baby Yamal. Yamal, now a young star, will…

Este domingo se jugará la final del Mundial entre Argentina y España y vuelve a ser tendencia la imagen de Messi bañando a Lamine Yamal cuando era un bebé.

Some dreams come true, yet only a few stories capture football's magic quite like the one connecting the GOAT Lionel Messi and the protege Lamine...

Un sorteo de UNICEF en el barrio catalán de Mataró reunió en 2007 a un Messi de 20 años con el bebé que, casi dos décadas después, lo espera en la final de la Copa del Mundo

Quasi 20 anni dopo quella celebre fotografia, Messi e Yamal saranno le stelle della finalissima di domenica fra Argentina e Spagna. I ricordi del fotografo: «Per quello scatto ho…

Nel 2007 Messi faceva il bagnetto a un neonato per l'Unicef. Quel bimbo era Lamine Yamal. Ora si trovano uno contro l'altro nella finale dei Mondiali

Nineteen years after Lionel Messi cradled baby Lamine Yamal at a charity photoshoot, the two will meet on opposite sides of the World Cup final.

La foto dei due campioni insieme diciannove anni fa sta facendo il giro del mondo. Domenica sera si sfideranno in finale dei Mondiali

In 2007, at a UNICEF charity event, Messi bathed five‑month‑old Lamine Yamal in the Camp Nou dressing room. Nineteen years later they meet in the 2026 World Cup final: Spain v…

Explore the fascinating journey of Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal as they prepare to face each other in the FIFA World Cup final, symbolising the transition from one footballing…

The photograph shows a teenage Messi, then a promising Barcelona academy graduate, cradling and bathing baby Yamal during the charity...

Cette séries de photo, prise en 2007, montre le joueur argentin avec Lamine Yamal, alors âgé de seulement quelques mois.

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In 2007, the parents of Spain's Lamine Yamal won a competition to meet a Barcelona player when their son was a baby - and the player in question was Messi, then 20 and a rising…

Before they were rivals, Messi posed with baby Yamal for a charity photo shoot.

The duo first met when the Spaniard was just five months old, now the World Cup final will be their stage | Football News

The baby in the photo – which has now gone viral – was none other than Lamine Yamal, the Spanish wunderkind who at 16 was showing such promise that he was already being compared…

When the duo face off in the World Cup final, they will complete the circle of a remarkable journey that started 19 years ago.