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This is the first father-son duo to play in a World Cup final World Cup Qatar 2022 123

This is the first father-son duo to play in a World Cup final  World Cup Qatar 2022 123

Ivan Holguin Lopez / @ivan_baloncesto

2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, in between France and Argentina It will be full of idiosyncrasies, but the fact remains that this decisive match will happen for the first time in the entire history of World Cups. This is the first father-son duo to compete in the World Finals.

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Over the years, there have been many parent-child matches at World Cups, but never the two They have played in the finals. That will end this Sunday, December 18, when Marcus Durham (Lilian Durham’s son) plays in the game between Argentina and France.

The first finalists are father and son

The simple fact that France is at odds in the final allows the Durhams (Lilian and Markus) to become the first father and son pair to reach the event.

For Lilian, the former French footballer (central defender) was able to play and win 1998 World Cup Also played in the 2006 World Cup, where France reached the final and lost to Italy on penalties.

His son Marcus (born in Parma, while his father played there) reached the final with the blue team, but in his case it remains to be seen whether the substitute, the French coach, Didier Deschamps He decides to trust Marcus for a few minutes so that they (Lilian and him) are the only father-son duo to play in the finals. And if successful, the only duo to do so.

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Other father and son globalists

There have been many instances where we have seen a surname being represented by father and son at World Cups. Next, let’s mention some memorable duos: Italians, Cesare and Paolo Maldini (The latter played in the ’94 final, but lost); Spaniards Manuel and Manolo Sanchez (neither reached the final); Spanish Miguel and Pepe Reyna (the latter champion in 2010).

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Uruguayans, Pablo and Diego Forlan; Mexicans, Javier “Chicharo” and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez; Or Dutch, Danny and Tally Blind.

There are two very curious cases within this World Cup father and son duo. Son of Brazilian Masinho Thiago Alcantara He played in the 2018 World Cup, but not with Brazil, but with Spain. Sweden’s Andersons and his two sons, Patrick (94 and 02) and Daniel (02 and 06), were the first to achieve such a feat since father Roy played in the World Cup in 1978. .

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