Lionel Messi holds a baby Lamine Yamal – level 1

Lionel Messi holds a baby Lamine Yamal

23-07-2026 07:00

Lionel Messi and a young star named Lamine Yamal play against each other in the World Cup final.

Many years ago, Messi takes a photo holding Yamal as a small baby. Today, Messi says that this old photo is crazy. He thinks that Yamal is a fantastic player and one of the best in the world now. Yamal is only 19 years old, and he plays for Barcelona. Messi loves this club, so he wishes the young boy good luck.

But Messi also says that Argentina will work very hard to stop Yamal in the final game.

Difficult words: final (the last and most important game), fantastic (very good, beautiful, or exciting), good luck (you say this when you wish someone happiness or good things to happen).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

How old is Lamine Yamal, which club does he play for, and what does Messi say Argentina will do to try to stop him in the final?

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