New Zealand’s Tyler Bindon and his mom Jenny are the first mother-son duo to play in the World Cup. This historic moment occurred when Tyler came in off the bench for New Zealand in its World Cup opener against Iran.
Jenny, a former goalkeeper for New Zealand from 2004-14, played in the Women’s World Cup in 2007 and 2011, as well as the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012. Tyler, 21, is a center back who plays in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest.
Both of Tyler’s parents are athletes. His father, Grant, was a captain of New Zealand’s volleyball team. When Tyler was 12, the Bindon family moved to California because Jenny was named an assistant coach of UCLA’s women’s team. Tyler was a product of the Los Angeles FC academy system.
More than two dozen fathers and sons have played in the World Cup. Among them are Claudio Reyna and his son, Gio, who scored for the United States in its win over Paraguay on Friday. Norway’s Erling Haaland is the son of Alf-Inge Haaland, who played in the 1994 World Cup.
Original reporting: KOAT Albuquerque — read the source article.
