- A 2007 charity photo shows a young Lionel Messi bathing a baby — that baby is now 15-year-old Lamine Yamal, and they meet again on the biggest stage as Spain face Argentina in the World Cup final.
- Spain arrive as the tournament's clearest-possession team with a compact defense and clinical attackers — think classic La Roja control (they dismantled France in the semis).
- Argentina reached the final through drama and late winners, led by an ever-decisive Messi who still creates and scores; expect them to try to drag Spain into a chaotic, end-to-end fight.
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