Posted on 06 September 2010 by admin in World Cup 2010 FAQ
Team Australia’s G has 2 German parents, Team Germany has a Turk playing for them, one brother is playing for Team Germany while the other is playing for Team Ghana (I think) and there are countless other examples.
What are the rules for the teams a person can play for?
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September 6th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
You have to be a naturalized citizen of the country. So, the rules are different for every country. (I believe it used to have something to do with having at least grandparent from the country – but I don’t know that that is official.)
But, once you are a naturalized citizen and have appeared in a major competition for that team you are stuck with them.
So if the turk is dual citizen of turkey and germany…had he played for turkey in 1 major game…he would not be eligible for Germany. Germany also has 2 polish players playing for them…
September 6th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
You have to be a naturalized citizen of that country. Depending on citizenship rules of the country you might be able to get it from your mother/father or grandparent, you may also be able to get it if you were living there for a certain number of years. What is the universal way to check to see if someone is a naturalized citizen you might ask well the answer is simple really, If they have a passport from that country then they are a naturalized citizen. If you have a passport then you can play for that team.
They have had problems in the past with Brazilian players that aren’t going to make it for Brazil getting a fast track citizenship to play for Costa Rica or U.A.E. or some other places, so within the last decade they have changed to rules to include that you need to have a “significant” tie to that country to the country that you are playing for. At least 1 grand parent from that country if not a parent, or having lived their for at least 3 of years I believe.
Yes once you have played for a country at the Senior level in a FIFA sanctioned tournament then you can’t change nationalities.