Iliman Ndiaye is arguably the Championship's most exciting player and no one at Sheffield United was surprised when Senegal called him up for the World Cup.
Qatar becomes another step on an unusual pathway, one that has taken Ndiaye from the ball cages of urban France, via Dakar's beaches and three years at Boreham Wood to the steel city.
Now Senegal will hope the 22-year-old forward can fill the void left by the injured Sadio Mane when they start their Group A campaign against the Netherlands today.
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