Turns out nepotism isn’t just for Hollywood babies…
While most of us may inherit our dad’s questionable sense of humour at most, a handful of footballers inherited something a little more useful: enough talent to make it all the way to the World Cup.
Whether they became household names or cult heroes, these fathers and sons all represented their nation on the biggest stage in world football.
Lilian Thuram and Marcus Thuram (France)
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Diego Simeone and Giuliano Simeone (Argentina)
Carlos Mac Allister and Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina)
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Alf Inge Haaland and Erling Haaland (Norway)
Zinedine Zidane (France) and Luca Zidane (Algeria)
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Sérgio Conceição and Francisco Conceição (Portugal)
Erik Thorstvedt and Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway)
Lee Eul-Yong and Lee Tae-Seok (South Korea)
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Gøran Sørloth and Alexander Sørloth (Norway)
Claudio Reyna and Giovanni Reyna (USA)
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