Sibling rivals Desire and Guela Doue prepare for potential World Cup clash
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 20, 2026, 11:55 AM
Last updated Jun 20, 2026
Desire and Guela Doue, brothers from Angers, France, play for competing teams at the World Cup this summer. Desire, 21, represents France, while Guela, 23, plays for Ivory Coast. If both teams finish as runners-up in their respective groups, they will potentially face each other in the last-32 stage on June 30 in Arlington, Texas. The brothers previously faced off in a friendly match, where Ivory Coast defeated France 2-1, an encounter in which Guela performed the national anthems but Desire did not play.
- •Desire Doue plays for France; Guela Doue for Ivory Coast
- •Teams could meet on June 30 if they finish as runners-up
- •Guela previously supported both countries in a friendly
- •Laros and Deroy Duarte also represented Cape Verde together
- •Harry and John Souttar are siblings representing Australia and Scotland
- 11:55 AMYahoo Sports — Oh, brother! The sibling rivals lining up for different World Cup teams
- 11:55 AMBBC Sport — Oh, brother! The sibling rivals lining up for different World Cup teams
"Sibling rivals are lining up for different teams at the World Cup, with seven pairs of brothers in total at this tournament.
"Sibling rivals are lining up for different teams at the World Cup, with seven pairs of brothers in total at this tournament.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 20, 2026, 11:55 AMOh, brother! The sibling rivals lining up for different World Cup teams
Sibling rivals are lining up for different teams at the World Cup, with seven pairs of brothers in total at this tournament.
- BBC SportJun 20, 2026, 11:55 AMOh, brother! The sibling rivals lining up for different World Cup teams
Sibling rivals are lining up for different teams at the World Cup, with seven pairs of brothers in total at this tournament.
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