Joe Burns playing for Italy

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Kappa would hate national soccer teams, half of the squad isn't even born in the country these days.

African teams have french born players too these days, french born children of immigrant parents. The good ones play for France, they have like three white dudes in their squad.

 

[Gough]

Kappa would hate national soccer teams, half of the squad isn't even born in the country these days.

African teams have french born players too these days, french born children of immigrant parents. The good ones play for France, they have like three white dudes in their squad.

If Zimbabwe had qualified for the World Cup I would have been eligible to play for a quarter of the teams.

 

[big_e]

Kappa would hate national soccer teams, half of the squad isn't even born in the country these days.

African teams have french born players too these days, french born children of immigrant parents. The good ones play for France, they have like three white dudes in their squad.

Harry Souttar was picked to play for Australia despite never having set foot in the country.

 

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Harry Souttar was picked to play for Australia despite never having set foot in the country.

Martin Boyle I think is the Scottish guy who is in the same boat.

Fran Karacic was born in Croatia, couldn't speak a word of English and was picked for Australia.

These are particularly extreme examples and can be taking the piss but this is world sport these days. The UAE and Qatar wouldn't have any national teams in anything if they had to pick home grown blokes.

 

[icyflakes]

Bloody Usman Khawaja, not even a real Australian according to some people in this thread

 

[Gough]

Harry Souttar was picked to play for Australia despite never having set foot in the country.

Tony Cascarino was capped 70 odd times for Ireland and fessed up after he retired that he never even eligible to play for them.

 

[corbies]

Tony Cascarino was capped 70 odd times for Ireland and fessed up after he retired that he never even eligible to play for them.

Emilio Nsue has been playing for Equatorial Guinea for 11 years and is their all time leading goal scorer despite being ruled ineligible multiple times.

Fifa rules that Emilio Nsue was never eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea

Fifa have ruled that Emilio Nsue is not eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea and have banned him from international football for six months

www.theguardian.com

 

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Emilio Nsue has been playing for Equatorial Guinea for 11 years and is their all time leading goal scorer despite being ruled ineligible multiple times.

Fifa rules that Emilio Nsue was never eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea

Fifa have ruled that Emilio Nsue is not eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea and have banned him from international football for six months

www.theguardian.com

Africa and to a lesser extent South America are hotbeds for ineligibility after the fact.