Breel Embolo preferred not to celebrate the goal scored against his home country. Yes, our teammates celebrated the only goal of the match: Switzerland X 1 0 Shrimp.
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Star player Embolo was born in Yaoundé, capital of Cameroon, in 1997. But he went to Switzerland at the age of 5 with his family.
In 2014 he obtained Swiss nationality and since then he has participated in two European Championships, two World Cups and has scored 12 goals for the national team.
Another similar story:
Achraf Hakimi
Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi was born in Spain and chose to play for Morocco when he began his career at Real Madrid. Hakimi's entire family is from Morocco, but the young man was raised in southern Spain, in the city of Getefe.
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At 8 years old, the star went to Real Madrid. At 19, Hakimi became the first Moroccan to win the Champions League.
“I was born in Spain, but grew up in an Arab home with Islamic culture. I am proud to represent Morocco, this is my country, my origins and my culture”, said the star.
In fact, Hakimi is the most expensive Arab player in history. His move to Paris Saint-Germain cost €71 million.
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This is Hakimi's second World Cup.
