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Messi and Yamal Meet Again — This Time in a World Cup Final
Times of India·Friday, 17 July 2026
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are set to face each other in the FIFA World Cup final, nineteen years after Messi bathed baby Yamal during a charity photoshoot. Yamal has since become Spain's biggest football star at Barcelona, while Messi left the club in 2021. The two will now meet in Sunday's biggest match in football.
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