New Delhi, July 20 -- A video of Lamine Yamal comforting Lionel Messi after the final has gone viral. According to the poster, the clip is "easily the most wholesome moment you'll see today". The moment has garnered 2.5 million views in 4 hours on X (formerly Twitter).

An emotional hug closed a truly-historic World Cup final in New York. Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time. Substitute Ferran Torres scored the winner, scoring in minute 106.

That moment between Yamal and Messi carried deep symbolic weight for both nations. It reminded fans of a famous 2007 photo of them together.

Then, 20-year-old Messi held a 5-month-old Yamal. Now, Messi became the oldest outfield World Cup finalist ever. Yamal, meanwhile, became one of the young...