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Williams brothers in World Cup with different teams

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Iñaki and Nico WilliamsBrothers, teammates and, now, World Cup rivals, writes AP. Athletic Bilbao forwards, Iñaki and Nico Williams, are set to become the latest brothers to play for different countries in a World Cup.Iñaki Williams was selected by Ghana, yesterday, and his younger brother, Nico, Williams had been picked by Spain last week.

They will be repeating the feat of the Boateng brothers, who played for different nations in 2010 in South Africa and in 2014 in Brazil.

Jerome Boateng was a central defender with Germany, while the older Kevin-Prince Boateng was an attacking midfielder with Ghana.

The Boatengs, who played against each other in both tournaments, were born to a Ghanaian father and were raised by separate mothers in Germany.

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