EAST RUTHERFORD, United States: Lionel Messi will become the oldest outfield player to appear in a World Cup final on Sunday as Spain’s Lamine Yamal seeks to join an elite group of teenage winners. The match at the MetLife Stadium will be the first meeting between Argentina’s Messi and the player who has succeeded him as Barcelona’s new homegrown idol. The only player to appear in a final at an older age than Messi is Dino Zoff, the Italy goalkeeper who was 40 in 1982. Yamal, in sharp contrast, only turned 19 last Monday, the day before Spain beat France 2-0 in their semifinal.

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…

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All you need to know about the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium on Sunday

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

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In a World Cup for the ages, 39-year-old Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates take on 19-year-old Lamine Yamal of Spain on Sunday.

Lionel Messi acknowledged Lamine Yamal as an amazing player before the World Cup final. Argentina aims to prevent the young Spanish sensation from achieving a historic milestone.…

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NEW YORK, July 18 — Argentina star Lionel Messi has said it is “crazy” that he and Spain’s Lamine Yamal will both feature in the World Cup final, almost 19 years after the...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has described it as “just crazy” that he will face Spain’s teenage sensation, Lamine Yamal, in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, years after an iconic…

With the upcoming final, Spain's Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí are poised to etch their names into the World Cup record books as the youngest-ever finalists. They step into a…

Yamal, in sharp contrast, only turned 19 last Monday, the day before Spain beat France 2-0 in their semi-final.

With Messi on its side, Argentina has played with the confidence that it can win any game — no matter the score or the situation.