Bhubaneswar, Dec. 9 -- In a remarkable journey, promising footballer Youssouf Fofana has gone from serving pizzas to delivering crosses in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Fofana was dropped from Clairefontaine, France's national training center in 2015. Following the development, his future in soccer seemed to have ended. So, he went to work for a pizzeria to earn his livelihood.

"That was the best way to earn money and make my livelihood during that period of my career," the 23-year-old midfielder said during an interview.

However, destiny had other plans for the struggling player. Fofana continued his hard work of training in football and part time delivery of pizzas. His dream was finally realized when he made his French nation...