pretty sure you or your parents had to be born in the country or you have been granted legal citizenship for the country. becky hammon of the wnba will play basketball for russia in the olympics, but neither her or her parents are russian. she has just been playing oversea's in leagues there for years
what wolf said...of course there are players who have dual citizenship...and they usually play for the superior country...ie. giuseppe rossi...who most american footy fans feel is a trader...but the end joke has been on him since he most likely will never get a whiff of the national side ever again...meanwhile, a front 3 of donovan, rossi, and dempsey would actually seem some what formidable on the national level for the united states
this is an old stat and with the globalized world we live in, it may not be no longer valid
but when it happened, it was interesting, only one person played against his own birth country in a World Cup game, alexandre guimaraes who played in a World Cup game , Costa Rica versus Brazil in 1990 (we lost 2-1)
but when it happened, it was interesting, only one person played against his own birth country in a World Cup game, alexandre guimaraes who played in a World Cup game , Costa Rica versus Brazil in 1990 (we lost 2-1)
