Messi Calls It "Crazy" to Face Baby Yamal in a World Cup Final

Lionel Messi said it is "crazy" to be facing Lamine Yamal in the 2026 World Cup final, having been photographed with the Spanish teenager when he was a baby. The photo of Yamal as an infant alongside Messi went viral as Yamal rose to football stardom. Tom Brady also expressed disbelief at the "prophetic" coincidence.