World Cup: Who is Ayyoub Bouaddi, the French teenager playing for Morocco?

Until last month, France-based teen footballer Ayyoub Bouaddi probably thought he would experience this year’s FIFA World Cup the way most 18-year-olds do – watching it on a TV, surrounded by friends and family, and most likely backing Les Bleus, one of the pre-tournament favourites and the team he would join in the future.

Having risen through the French youth ranks, Bouaddi was tied to the Fre...