Turns out nepotism is not only for Hollywood infants…
While most of us might inherit our dad’s questionable sense of humour at most, a handful of footballers inherited one thing a little bit extra helpful: sufficient expertise to make all of it the best way to the World Cup.
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Whether they turned family names or cult heroes, these fathers and sons all represented their nation on the most important stage in world soccer.
Lilian Thuram and Marcus Thuram (France)
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Diego Simeone and Giuliano Simeone (Argentina)
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Carlos Mac Allister and Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina)
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Alf Inge Haaland and Erling Haaland (Norway)
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Zinedine Zidane (France) and Luca Zidane (Algeria)
Mike Hewitt, Stu Forster / Getty Images
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Sérgio Conceição and Francisco Conceição (Portugal)
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Erik Thorstvedt and Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway)
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Lee Eul-Yong and Lee Tae-Seok (South Korea)
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Gøran Sørloth and Alexander Sørloth (Norway)
Shaun Botterill, Justin Setterfield / Getty Images
Claudio Reyna and Giovanni Reyna (USA)
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