Artist @xPRKRx has captured football's ultimate storyline in a striking poster captioned "WE MEET AGAIN." The artwork depicts Lionel Messi from behind in his Argentina kit, staring across a foggy pitch at a toddler standing next to a blue plastic bathtub. Inside the tub sits the FIFA World Cup trophy, accompanied by a rubber duck and a folded towel.
The piece references a real 2007 UNICEF charity photoshoot where a 20-year-old Messi bathed a 6-month-old Lamine Yamal in a blue tub. The vintage photos first resurfaced during Yamal's breakout and have gone viral again ahead of the 2026 World Cup Final. Argentina will face Spain this Sunday, July 19, at MetLife Stadium, bringing Messi face-to-face on the pitch with the baby he bathed 19 years ago.