A special photo
Lionel Messi is a famous football player. He comes from Argentina. He is 39 years old. In 2007 he did a photo shoot. He was 20 years old then.
In one photo he washes a small baby in a tub. This baby is Lamine Yamal. Today Yamal is 19 years old. He plays for Spain.
Meeting in the World Cup final
Argentina and Spain play the World Cup final on Sunday. Messi and Yamal play against each other. Messi says: This is crazy.
The photo was a chance event. It was for a calendar. The charity Unicef helped with the calendar.
Praise for the young player
Messi praises Lamine Yamal a lot. He says: Yamal is one of the best players. Both played for the club FC Barcelona.
Fans celebrate both stars in cities like Kolkata in India. Many people wear a Messi shirt. Everyone waits for the big game.