The Argentine national team, led by the world champion Lionel Messiclosed its preparation for the 2026 World Cup in the United States with a friendly match against Iceland. However, although the former footballer FC Barcelona He didn’t enter the field until the second half, three minutes was enough for him to score.
However, beyond the triumph of the Albiceleste Before its World Cup debut, the duel against Iceland left a anecdote that involves the Argentine star, who went back in time two decades and evoked the time when he shared a dressing room with his teammates. blaugrana between 2006 and 2009, when they won everything.
Once the friendly match was over, one of the footballers Icelanders He hugged Lionel Messi and started talking to him. This scene became one of the most curious of the night after the final whistle, because viewers were unaware of the story surrounding the number 22 from Iceland, who approached the Argentine star.
The conversation, between laughter and complicity, caught the attention of the cameras, who quickly realized that the footballer in question was Daniel Tristan Gudjohnsenthe youngest son of Eidur Gudjohnsenwho entered the field in the 82nd minute and shared the field with one of the best companions that his father had throughout his career.
Messi had a long conversation with this Icelandic player because he was told that he and his dad, Eiður Guðjohnsen, used to be teammates at Barcelona.
Imagine playing long enough to play against your ex teammate’s son ❤️
pic.twitter.com/fUbyvIEGb3— AM☬ (@AbsoluteMxssi) June 10, 2026
Daníel Gudjohnsen and Messi
The young forward, 20 years old, is the youngest son of the legendary attacker who shared a dressing room with Messi for three seasons, between 2006 and the 2009. At that stage, the Icelander played 114 official matches and scored 19 goals. He was a key piece in the rotation of Frank Rijkaard and, later, in the triplet season with Guardiola.
Despite this, what is striking about the scene between Daníel Tristan Gudjohnsen and Lionel Messi is the age difference, which shows the longevity of the Argentine captain, since when Eidur Gudjohnsen celebrated the Rosario’s goals on the Camp Nou grass, his youngest son was just a baby 9 months, given that he was born in March 2006.
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Daníel grew up in Spain and went through the quarries of FC Barcelona and real Madrid before signing with his current club, the Malmö FF from Sweden, where he has stood out enough to be summoned to the major selection of his country. With it he hopes to classify a world cup, after the failures of Iceland in the last qualifiers.
Faced with this scenario, after the game, Messi spoke about the meeting with Gudjohnsen and admitted that he surprised: “I didn’t remember him, he was very young. He came up to me and said: ‘Do you remember who I am?’. I was surprised at that moment. I remember seeing him, that he was with Eidur in some training, but it was a child“, argument.
“I DON’T REMEMBER, IT WAS SMALL” 🔵🔴
🇮🇸 Lionel Messi told what Daníel Guðjohnsen, Eiður’s son, who was a teammate of the Argentine in his early days in Barcelona, told him.#DSPORTSNoticiasNite pic.twitter.com/EE5oma7TPD
— DSPORTS Argentina (@DSportsAR) June 10, 2026
Eidur Gudjohnsen and Messi
Years after leaving FC Barcelona and signing for AS Monaco of France, Eidur Gudjohnsen recalled in an interview what it meant to share training with Messi: “When you have Leo in your team, you always have a chance. Everyone in the locker room knew it was exceptional; could be seen from the principle“he added.
Now, two decades after those statements, his youngest son ended exchanging the t-shirt with his father’s former teammate in a meeting, since Messi and Eidur Gudjohnsen met at FC Barcelona and won a Leaguea Copa del Rey, two Spanish Super Cups, a Champions League and a European Super Cup.