Interesting situation in the Belgian national team: J. Doku wants to be present for the birth of his first child, but the camp does not allow it.

2026-06-21 12:17 © AP

The Belgium national team's camp is considering whether to release Jeremy Doku.

The 24-year-old forward is about to become a father for the first time with his partner, so there has been a desire expressed to be close during this time, despite participating in the World Cup.

However, the "Red Devils" have not yet agreed to this request.

The "NY Times" published an article titled "Jeremy Doku wants to be present at the birth of his first child. This should be clear enough."

Despite the World Cup, the football community understands the "Manchester City" forward's wish. Today Belgium is playing against Iran, and it remains unclear whether we will see J. Doku on the pitch.