​How Argentina’s 3 players named Martinez — Emi, Lisandro, Lautaro — are related at World Cup originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Argentina is the defending World Cup champion and features some of the best players in the world.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThree of them share a last name: Martinez. Emi plays in goal, while Lisandro is a central defender and Lautaro is a striker.Emi (which is short for Emiliano, and he also goes by Dibu) and Lisandro are every-match starters, while Lautaro sometimes comes off the bench.Their presence on the roster also raises an obvious question.MORE: Christian Pulisic gives a terrible answer after World Cup-ending lossNo, these three Argentina stars are not related.There’s no record anywhere of them having familial connections beyond being members of the Argentina national team.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMartinez is a common last name in the Spanish-speaking world, so it’s not crazy to think that three guys with that surname have made it to the World Cup all representing Argentina.It does make for a little extra work for announcers, who have to do more than just “Martinez” to represent who they might be talking about in a given moment.The reality is that Argentina must just be grateful for how impactful these three men named Martinez are. They are all big pieces for the defending world champions as they try to repeat.Erling Haaland brought a wild $750 gift home from the World CupAn on-brand finish to Neymar’s Brazil careerLionel Messi makes announcer lose his mind in 35-second goal callJerry Jones booed during World Cup match in DallasActor who played Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso makes pro soccer debut