(corrects year to 2006 in final paragraph)

By Mark Gleeson

Luca Zidane, son of France’s World Cup-winning playmaker Zinedine, has switched international allegiance to Algeria, putting the goalkeeper in line to follow in his father’s footsteps and play at the World Cup.

Zidane’s switch of allegiance after playing for France at junior level was approved by soccer's world governing body FIFA on Friday and posted on their Change of Association Platform.

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Zidane plays for Spanish second-

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