Father & son playing for different teams in World Cup
The 2026 World Cup saw the second generation of Zidanes in the tournament’s history. While his famous father played in three World Cups for France, Luca Zidane chose Algeria and guarded their goal in three matches (picture).
This is the fourth father-son duo in World Cup history in which two generations had played for different national teams.
Here are details.
| WORLD CUP | FATHER & SON | IN DIFFERENT | TEAMS | ||
| Player | Country | Edition(s) | Games | ||
| 1 | Father | Martín Vantolrà | Spain | 1934 | 1 |
| Son | José Vantolrá | Mexico | 1970 | 4 | |
| 2 | Father | Vladimir Weiss II | Czechoslovakia | 1990 | 3 |
| Son | Vladimir Weiss III | Slovakia | 2010 | 3 | |
| 3 | Father | Mazinho | Brazil | 1994 | 6 |
| Son | Thiago Alcántara | Spain | 2018 | 2 | |
| 4 | Father | Zinedine Zidane | France | 1998-02-06 | 12 |
| Son | Luca Zidane | Algeria | 2026 | 3 |