After Lamine Yamal and his Spain teammates defeated Lionel Messi's Argentina 1-0 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday in the 2026 World Cup final, Messi looked extremely sad after the final whistle, taking off his boots and sitting on the pitch for several minutes.

Later, Yamal approached Messi before the latter stood up, and they shook hands, embraced, and spoke with each other, drawing attention to the 19-year-old's gesture and thus scripting the end of the story of the most famous photo of this year's World Cup.

Lamine Yamal had previously shaken hands with Lionel Messi before kickoff and engaged in a friendly conversation on the pitch during the match.

Barcelona had commented on the scene of the duo together, writing on their X account: 'A reunion after 19 years.'

The Argentine star and the young Spanish player share a famous photo showing the latter as a baby in the former's arms.

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