SEATTLE, June 15 (Reuters) - Belgium’s Jeremy Doku is due to become a father for the first time while the World Cup is still on, and wants to be at the birth, creating a potential dilemma for the team.
The 24-year-old winger is one of the key elements of the Belgium side who open their World Cup campaign against Egypt in Seattle on Monday, and plans for him to leave the United States and return home for the birth of his child are being put in place, Belgian media reported.
Doku told reporters his wife Shireen is due in the second week of July, when the tournament has reached the quarter-final stage, and if Belgium are still involved, he wants to be at the birth.
“It depends on when it happens, but it's my first child, so I would definitely want to be there,” he said.
“If you ask me what I want, my answer is that ******* ody wants to miss the birth of their first child. But I also know that football involves many other considerations.
The 24-year-old winger is one of the key elements of the Belgium side who open their World Cup campaign against Egypt in Seattle on Monday, and plans for him to leave the United States and return home for the birth of his child are being put in place, Belgian media reported.
Doku told reporters his wife Shireen is due in the second week of July, when the tournament has reached the quarter-final stage, and if Belgium are still involved, he wants to be at the birth.
“It depends on when it happens, but it's my first child, so I would definitely want to be there,” he said.
“If you ask me what I want, my answer is that ******* ody wants to miss the birth of their first child. But I also know that football involves many other considerations.
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