New Delhi, June 3 -- Desire Doue and Guela Doue will run into history books once they take the field at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Born in Angers in France, the Doue brothers have taken different paths to the sport's grandest of theaters. While Desire is a part of Didier Deschamps French squad in North America, Guela will don the Ivory Coast shirt when the event kicks off on June 11.

Born to Ivorian father and a French mother, the Doue brothers started their football at French club Rennes at a very young age. But little did anyone know that it could be the start of glorious journey. Desire broke into the Rennes first team in 2022, a year before Guela replaced his own brother for his first competitive first-team start in a 3-0 win over Stra...