Argentina's victory over England sets up a World Cup final against Spain, pitting Lionel Messi against Lamine Yamal. It is the first time the 39-year-old and the 19-year-old will play each other.
But their connection dates back to 2007. During a promotional charity event organized by UNICEF and Diario Sport, Yamal's family won a raffle for a photo shoot with Barcelona players. A 20-year-old Messi held the six-month-old Yamal in a baby bathtub at Camp Nou.
A photo from that session, shared by Yamal's father years later, went viral. Now, the athlete from that image and the legend himself are set to face off on football's biggest stage in New Jersey.