{"id":36349,"date":"2026-06-15T22:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/belgium-winger-jeremy-doku-may-miss-world-cup-match-due-to-pregnant-wife\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:13:27","slug":"belgium-winger-jeremy-doku-may-miss-world-cup-match-due-to-pregnant-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/belgium-winger-jeremy-doku-may-miss-world-cup-match-due-to-pregnant-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium winger Jeremy Doku may miss World Cup match due to pregnant wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Belgian winger Jeremy Doku could miss the second half of the game. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> Because the birth of my first child is approaching. <\/p>\n<p>ahead of his team <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">World Cup opener against Egypt in Seattle on Monday<\/span>Doc told the outlet <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Including Belgian newspaper HLN<\/span> His wife, Shireen, plans to give birth to their son during the World Cup finals, specifically in early July, around the Rounds of 32 and 16. <\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old forward plays in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">premier league<\/span> club <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">manchester city<\/span>Shireen has to get from Seattle to England in time to give birth. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one wants to miss out on giving birth,&#8221; Doc told reporters. &#8220;And this is my first child. But I also know that there is a lot involved in football. In any case, the FA are sympathetic to the players and our situation, so we will see what we can do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Doc has been representing Belgium since 2020 and scored in a 4-3 win over Wales in the 2025 World Cup qualifiers. In the match against Liechtenstein, he added two more goals and won 7-0, earning him a spot in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Doc made 42 appearances for his country, scoring 7 goals.<\/p>\n<p>His participation in the World Cup was briefly doubted <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">He reportedly left Tuesday&#8217;s training session early due to breathing problems<\/span>. He fully participated in all parts of practice leading up to Monday&#8217;s game, which was watched by the media. <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-belgium-jeremy-doku-wife-pregnancy-b725c19a662e9e7263b4ac573301e1d3\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Belgian winger Jeremy Doku could miss the second half of the game. world cup Because the birth of my first child is approaching. ahead of his team World Cup opener against Egypt in Seattle on MondayDoc told the outlet Including Belgian newspaper HLN His wife, Shireen, plans to give birth to their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-36349","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belgium winger Jeremy Doku may miss World Cup match due to pregnant wife - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; 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