Archive for June 21st, 2008

How does “nationality” work in international football(soccer)?

Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Hail asked:


Does each country have its own rules or is it a FIFA rule.

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For example: lets say i was born in the U.S. and im a US citizen but my parents are both Canadian citizens, but i have lived most of my life in Mexico. So what national teams can i play for?

Or are there even rules to this (can i just play for any national team)

These are examples i just want to know how that works; and would greatly appriciate a link to a set of rules on how that works

ETHAN