Giuliano Simeone, Diego Simeone, Nico Paz and Pablo Paz will make father and son history with the Argentina national team at the World Cup.

Simeone and Paz are part of the 26 players called-up by Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni and they will make World Cup history. Their respective fathers, Diego Simeone and Pablo Paz, were team mates with the Argentina national team at the 1998 World Cup when they were called up by coach Daniel Passarella.

They will become the first players in Argentina national team history to be the sons of former team mates at a World Cup with Argentina.

There will be 18 Argentina national team players that will charter a flight to Kansas City for the World Cup training camp.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will be based in Kansas City for the World Cup and 18 players are going to charter a flight to go there together. According to Diego Monroig, the 18 players are Gerónimo Rulli, Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Leonardo Balerdi, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico, Leandro Paredes, Exequiel Palacios, Valentín Barco, Nicolás González, Giuliano Simeone, Nico Paz, Thiago Almada, Giovani Lo Celso, Enzo Fernández, Julián Álvarez and José Manuel López.

José Manuel López spoke about being called up to the Argentina national team for the World Cup and playing alongside Lionel Messi.

López will be part of the Argentina national team for the World Cup and the Argentine also assisted three times for Palmeiras in their 4-1 win against Junior Barranquilla in the Copa Libertadores. Speaking to the media after the match, here is what Lopez had to say. Quotes via TwitPalmeiras:

“I’m very happy. I always imagined that when this moment arrived, I’d cry or have some other different reaction. But I’ve worked so hard and dreamed so much about this that today I mainly feel happiness.

“It’s a moment of great emotion, especially for my family, who have been by my side during the tough times and can now also enjoy this achievement. I’m happy for Palmeiras qualifying, for the team’s performance and of course for the call-up.

“If I stop to think about it, I’ll be living something historic. Sharing this moment with the greatest player in history, Lionel Messi. That’s very special to me. Now I want to make the most of it, work hard, help the national team in whatever way possible and be ready if an opportunity arises. The most important thing is to enjoy this moment an keep giving my best.”