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BATTLE ROYALE - Local sports icons share picks with eyes on Yamal and Messi as World Cup glory beckons
July 19, 2026
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It will be a case of the young upstart against one of modern football’s greatest and most experienced players when Spain’s rising star Lamine Yamal faces off with Argentina’s seasoned veteran Lionel Messi as the two former champions square off in this afternoon’s FIFA World Cup final.
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Lionel Messi rarely loses. Spain never loses.
That’s been how things have worked in recent years, anyway. Football’s best player and its most dominant team are set to collide today in a World Cup final worthy of the sport’s grandest stage. Messi and Argentina will face a Spain squad that is unbeaten in 37 consecutive matches going back to early 2024.
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