Meet the siblings who played for different countries

ruth

April 1, 2017 6:54 AM

A list of top five siblings who have chosen to pull on the shirts for different national teams.

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We take a look at the siblings who have chosen to pull on the shirts for different national teams - and some who have played each other on the international stage...

Christian and Max Vieri (Italy and Australia)

Similarly to the Goodalls, the Vieri brothers both chose to represent the countries they were born in, with Christian born in Italy before moving with his family to Australia, where Max was born.

Christian is certainly the more prolific brother and holds the joint title of the highest ever goalscorer for the Azzurri at the World Cup, scoring nine goals in nine matches in the 1998 and 2002 tournaments.

The former Inter forward made a total of 49 appearances for Italy and scored 23 times, while his brother only earned six caps for the Socceroos in 2004 and 2005.

Kevn-Prince and Jerome Boateng

They may be half-brothers, but they are siblings all the same. The Boatengs have played each other twice before in the World Cup and become the first brothers to do so in the history of the tournament.

Jerome's Germany won the first meeting during the group stages of the 2010 World Cup - beating Kevin Prince's Ghana 1-0 - before they met again at the same point in 2014, playing out a 2-2 draw as Jerome went on to win the competition.

Paul and Flaurent Pogba (France and Guinea)

The Pogba brothers are another example for brothers, who have decided to don different national colours. While Pogba runs out for France, his older brother Florentin is representing Guinea. Similarly, the third Pogba brother, Mathias, is also representing the African birth country of the siblings’ parents.

Rafinha and Thiago Alcantara (Brazil and Spain)

The sons of World Cup winner Mazinho, it is younger brother Rafinha who chose to represent Brazil at international level - the same as his father - while Bayern's Thiago opted for Spain where he has lived since he was five years old.

Barcelona midfielder Rafinha has won two caps for Brazil and played for the South American giants in the United States at the Copa America, while Thiago has featured so many times for Spian.

Granit and Taulant Xhaka (Switzerland and Albania)

Granit has made over 40 appearances for Switzerland - where the duo were born - while his brother features for Albania as their parents are Kosovo Albanians and moved to Basel shortly before Taulant's birth.

Both brothers have represented the Swiss national team at youth level before older brother Taulant decided to represent Albania, so far making six appearances.

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