His father is a national footballing glory and gave him the name of Youri, 1998 world champion with France: “My parents were his big fans. I’m a striker too… and I notice similarities”
The young striker will face Qatar under the eyes of Youri Djorkaeff, the ’98 World Champion to whom he owes his name 24 years later, a Djorkaeff will return to play in a World Cup. Ecuador-Qatar will be the occasion for a dive into the past, a nostalgic return to the beauty of the nineties. When football was dominated by the talent of the number 10s, and Youri Djorkaeff lifted the World Cup with France.
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