Lamine Yamal's father explains why he will not watch him live in World Cup final against Argentina

Lamine Yamal's father has revealed why he will not be in attendance to see his son play in the World Cup final.

Yamal, who won the Euros with Spain two years ago, lines up against Lionel Messi and Argentina in the biggest game in world football at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

The 19-year-old's meteoric rise has been nothing short of incredible and he now has the chance to become a world champion as a teenager if La Roja can beat an Argentina side looking to become the first side to retain the World Cup since Brazil in 1962.

Yamal has played seven times in the tournament in North America and became the second-youngest player to open the scoring at a World Cup game when he struck against Saudi Arabia in the group stage.

The Barcelona sensation's younger brother Keyne has been a huge hit in the stands, with cameras regularly panning to him.

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However, Yamal's father Mounir Nasraoui has not been at any of Spain's World Cup fixtures and that will not change for the final.

Nasraoui, who became father to Yamal as a teenager, has explained he is unable to travel because he suffers from epilepsy.

Nasraoui has to take five pills per day to control seizures, therefore making long flights difficult. He was at the Euro 2024 final in Berlin and appeared on the pitch to enjoy the celebrations with his son, while he has also supported him at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.

As per The Mirror, he stated: "I'm an epileptic. I have to take a lot of medication every day, and I can have an epilepsy seizure.

"I could be here, right now, under the effects of stress or emotion, and have a seizure without realising it. So you always have to think things through carefully.

"Before traveling, you have to think about me, about him, and about all the people around us, you know? I might end up causing problems. So it's better to stay home and watch all this from here."

Nasraoui has been open about his condition on Instagram, responding to hate comments and stating he has "been robbed many times" and that "people take advantage of me" because of the illness he suffers with.

Lamine Yamal's family made huge sacrifices to allow him to flourish

Nasraoui, who was stabbed in a parking lot around a month after Yamal won Euro 2024, will instead cheer his son on from home.

He became a young dad in Spain, moving from Morocco after his mother Fatima, left the country on a bus that she wasn't allowed to be on without any official documentation.

Settling in Mataro in Catalonia, she worked shifts so that she could make enough money to bring Yamal's father and his sister over from Morocco.

"My father arrived when he was three years old, and my mother also came when she was very young. My father came with his sister," Yamal said on the Fundacion Jose Ramon de la Morena podcast.

"The first one to arrive was my father's mother. She came alone by bus. She snuck onto the bus, stopped in Algeciras, then Granada, and finally managed to reach Mataro.

"She worked mornings, afternoons, nights, everything, so my father could come, because he had stayed in Morocco with his sister. Once she had saved enough money, she paid a woman to bring them to Spain."

Despite his huge success, Yamal is extremely family-orientated and has never forgotten his humbling beginnings and the sacrifices others made to allow him to shine.

Though he represents Spain, Yamal recognises his roots in Morocco and Equatorial Guinea from his father and mother - with the flags of both countries on his boots.