Text/Yangcheng Evening News All Media Reporter Su Ying Intern Li Zeyu
There is no shortage of brothers in the World Cup: in 1966, England's Charlton brothers lifted the Remet Cup together; In 1998, the De Boer twins helped the Netherlands reach the semi-finals; The Toure brothers of Côte d'Ivoire reached the finals three times in 2006, 2010 and 2014...
There were also several pairs of brothers in the Qatar World Cup, some of whom fought side by side, which became a good story; Some are their own masters, which has become a great wonder.
Te'o wants to win the championship for Lucas
In the first round of the group stage between France and Australia, the injury of left-back Lucas Hernandez indirectly caused France to concede a goal in the 9th minute, and his younger brother Theo Hernandez came on as a substitute, the second time in the history of the World Cup that there was a "brother substitute". The last time it happened at the 2018 World Cup, Morocco's Amrabat brothers came on the field.
Te'o, who took over the responsibility on the left wing, went from strength to strength, offering a game-high number of successes and an assist. After an examination after the match, France announced that Lucas had torn cruciate ligament in his right knee and withdrew from the World Cup early. On the night after his injury, Lucas had the idea of retiring, teammates and coaches took turns comforting him, and Te'o stayed with him until the early hours of the morning to cheer up his brother.
The two brothers spoke on the phone with their mother, and Lucas became positive again after the successful surgery, joking with his teammates: "I will come back before the final".
Lucas and Te'o are the second brothers in French history to play together in the World Cup, the last of which dates back to the first World Cup in 1930, when Lucien Laurent, who scored the first goal in World Cup history, was selected together with his brother Jean Laurent.
The Hernandez brothers are so similar that they are often mistaken for twins, but Lucas was born in 1996 and Te'o in 1997.
The brothers joined the Atletico Madrid Academy together in 2007 and Lucas joined Bayern Munich in 2019 and is now a regular defender. Lucas has played in 45 club games in the last two seasons, with only two not starts. At Bayern, he is more present in the centre-back position, but France boss Deschamps believes that he can also make a difference as a left-back, so this season he has tried this position more at Bayern: "It is completely different from the position of playing central defender, the left-back runs more often, and I know both positions very well. "Exhausted
Although Lucas has confirmed that he will be out for six months, Bayern still want to renew his contract. It is a pity that Lucas ended his World Cup trip due to injury, otherwise the competition of the two brothers will become a double guarantee for the French left side.
Te'o is currently firmly established at AC Milan after moving to Alavés, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. He has always focused on the left-back position, but the attack is better than that of his brother. In the second round of the group stage against Denmark, Te'o provided another assist, becoming the first French defender to provide consecutive assists at the World Cup since statistics began in 1966.
With one goal and six assists in nine games for France, Te'o became the first player in Zidane's history to score seven goals in his first nine games. Te'o revealed that he spoke to Lucas every day, and Lucas asked Te'o to win the World Cup for himself, and he also wanted his brother to come back stronger.
Inyaki and Nico are each their masters
Inyaki Williams and Nico Williams both play for Bilbao and are currently fourth in La Liga. Both brothers have dual Ghanaian and Spanish citizenship, with older brother Inyaki choosing to represent Ghana and younger brother Nico choosing to play for his birthplace in Spain, thus becoming the first half-brothers in World Cup history to play for different national teams. At the 2014 World Cup, the Boateng brothers represented Germany and Ghana respectively, but they were half-brothers. In the group stage, the final champions Germany drew 2-2 with Ghana, with Boateng the Elder being Ghana's main midfielder and Boateng Jr. being Germany's main right-back.
The 28-year-old is a centre-forward who has played for Bilbao since 2012, scoring 10+ goals in three seasons in 2016, 2018 and 2019, and was selected for the national team in 2016, helping Spain win 3-1 in friendly matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, he has not been called up again, playing only one senior tournament for Spain.
This season, he started 14 of his 15 appearances, providing five goals and one assist. In July this year, Ghana officially announced that Inyaki would represent the "Black Star". It wasn't an easy decision for him: he only returned to his parents' country, Ghana, twice, and the second of which impressed him even more: "We have our own roots, our own family history." We don't know what it's like to live in Africa, but my parents' values and culture are part of my identity, and I'll never forget that. ”
My grandfather played an important role in Inyaki's move to Ghana, "It was my grandfather's dream to see me wearing the national team shirt. He said he was 90 and wouldn't live long, but wanted to see me play in the World Cup." Listening to his grandfather's words, Inyaki followed his heart and made a firm choice. He was able to play consistently in Ghana, starting back-to-back games, and in the second round of the group stage against South Korea, Inyaki assisted Kudus, and Garner once again exceeded the score and maintained it until the end.
Eight years younger than his brother, Niko is a winger who has started 13 of his 14 appearances this season, scoring three goals and three assists. Nico is extremely fast, can play on the left and right sides, can create chances by running without the ball, and quickly counter-tackles after losing the ball is exactly what Spain need. Nico's selection into the national team has been quite successful, and in 2022, he has already made two appearances and provided one assist for Spain in the UEFA Nations League, and it is only natural that he was selected for the World Cup squad.
In the group stage, Nico was substituted twice in a row and started in the final round against Japan to help Spain reach the round of 16, which is a good opportunity for the 20-year-old.
Before the start of the World Cup, Inyaki and Nico posted their jerseys on social media and took photos with the Hercules Cup. Despite the different national teams they play, the brothers still have a deep affection.
The Ayu brothers fulfill their father's dream
Ghanaian captain Andre Ayu also played alongside Jordan Ayu. The brothers come from a family of footballers, and his father, Abedi Ayu, was twice elected African Footballer of the Year and was one of Africa's greatest stars, as evidenced by his nickname Abedi Pele. His younger brother Kwame Ayu also embarked on the path of professional football with Abedi's sponsorship. In 2003, Kwamei won the last A Golden Boot in Shenyang Jinde, and in 2004, he transferred to Shanghai International and won the first Golden Boot of the Chinese Super League. Sadly, neither Abedi nor Kwame ever set foot on the World Cup.
Fortunately, Abedi's son fulfilled the dream of the brothers, which can be called the inheritance of brotherhood in the two generations. Andre participated in the 2010 World Cup and the 2014 World Cup, with the Qatar World Cup brothers participating together. Andre has started all nine of the three World Cups, scoring three goals and one assist, while Jordan has yet to score a goal.
Younger brother Jordan has had a great performance at Crystal Palace, with an eight-year Premier League career, with the most goals scored in the 2019-2020 season. As a striker, he even experienced a goal drought of 42 games; But he can always win the trust of the coaching team with his diligence and non-possession characteristics, and firmly occupy the main position. Andre is only one year older than his brother, but he has long faded out of the five major European leagues, and in the past two years, he joined THAAD in the Qatari League; But in the national team, he is still a well-deserved captain that teammates can rely on.
The Hazard brothers were both frustrated
The Hazard brothers of Belgium have been famous for a long time. The boss Eden Hazard has played for Lille, Chelsea and Real Madrid, won the Ligue 1 and French Cup titles in Lille, and was named the best young player in Ligue 1 and the best player in Ligue 1; He won one Champions League and two Premier League titles at Chelsea. Although Eden lost a lot of form due to injury and weight gain after his transfer to Real Madrid in 2019, he was still an absolute workhorse in the national team, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist in the European qualifiers to help Belgium qualify for the World Cup finals.
Younger brother Solgen is less talented than Eden, and the highlight of his career was 13 goals and 11 assists at Borussia Mönchen in the 2018-2019 season. In recent years at Dortmund, Solgen has been the main rotation player. The brothers' performance in the group stage was disappointing, with Belgium being eliminated after scoring just one goal in three matches. This could be Eden Hazard's last World Cup appearance as captain.
The Milinković Savic brothers were named Serbia's best in the first two rounds of the World Cup group stage. Both brothers currently play in Serie A but are in very different positions on the pitch. With a height of 2.02 meters, Vanya is the perfect choice for Serbia. Sergey is one of the rare excellent high schools today, once known as "White Pogba" by fans. Excellent direct plugging, air dominance and confrontation ability have made him frequently have "scandals" with major European giants, but Lazio has never been able to make the trip because of his high asking price.
The two have Serbian toughness and Serbian Serbian Sergei suffered an ankle injury in the first round against Brazil, but came on with an injury in the second round and scored one goal. In the final round of the group stage against Switzerland, Sergei did not play well due to injury, and the success rate of passing in the whole game was only 73%; Younger brother Vanya lost four saves and scored three goals to qualify. The brothers' first World Cup together ended with a group stage exit.
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