Randy
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Not in this world cup. But in previous.There's not a single player in the German team born in Turkey.
There's not a single player in the England team born in Ireland
There are only two players born in Africa In the French team, Camavinga (Angola) and Mandanda (DR Congo), both benchwarmers, and both were raised in France from the age of 2.
But, despite the ignorant implications of your post, such a move would negatively impact developing nations far more.
A quarter to a third of each African nations squad at this World Cup are made up of players born in Europe, using "loose family connections and passports" to play for a country they weren't born in.
Are you saying there are players out there who don't pick and choose which national side they represent?
It's interesting that so many people were against that European super league model but also against the expansion if the world cup to stop the same usual suspects fighting it out every 4 years.
Would we see the likes of Saudi Arabia beat Argentina with their aggressive, fast and flowing football in a 16 team tournament? Or the likes of Iran proving the world wrong with their overall displays against England and Wales?