Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal Met Almost 20 Years Ago For This Delightful Photo Shoot

Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach the World Cup final against Spain, setting up a headline Messi vs. Yamal showdown in New Jersey.
It will be the first time 39-year-old Lionel Messi and 19-year-old Lamine Yamal face each other on the pitch — a true generational clash.
The pair actually “met” nearly 20 years ago in a 2007 UNICEF charity photo shoot at Camp Nou, when a 20‑year‑old Messi held six‑month‑old Yamal — a photo that later went viral as “the beginning of two legends.”