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.
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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)
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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)
Shaun Botterill, Lars Baron / Getty Images
Erik Thorstvedt and Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway)
Simon Bruty, Mattia Ozbot / Getty Images
Lee Eul-Yong and Lee Tae-Seok (South Korea)
Laurence Griffiths, Alex Slitz / Getty Images
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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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