Blood ties and opportunity: Why more World Cup players than ever are not representing their birth nations
Federaţia Rusă
For 25 minutes on 13 June, Morocco made World Cup history during their 1-1 draw with Brazil - not one of their players on the pitch had been born in Morocco. The 2026 Fifa Men's World Cup has by far the highest proportion ever of players representing countries they were not born in - almost a quarter of all the participating players. Already the tournament has seen a player score against his birth nation, when France-born Ibrahim Mbaye netted for Senegal in their 3-1 defeat to Les Bleus on 16
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