Lionel Messi will play Lamine Yamal in World Cup final 19 years after viral baby photo

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It's been 19 years since Argentina's Lionel Messi took photos for a charity calendar with Spain's Lamine Yamal when Yamal was just a few months old.

Now, the two will face off against each other in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final.