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VIVA – The prestigious football match, the 2022 World Cup will begin on November 20 in Qatar. It turns out that some players decided to change their nationality just to play in the 2022 world cup.
As known, deciding to change nationality ahead of the World Cup is allowed by FIFA. Provided, they have to fulfil the predetermined criteria, such as having descendants in the country where the player wants to represent.
Well, here are some star soccer players who decided to move countries to play in the 2022 World Cup, as reported by various sources.
1. Aymeric Laporte
Aymeric Laporte.
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Aymeric Laporte is a French-born player but because he was never called up by the French national team, he decided to move citizenship to Spain, this was utilized by the Spanish Football Federation to invite the 28-year-old player to join the Spanish national team at the World Cup.
He decided to move citizenship in 2020, besides that, the Manchester City defender had previously played with the Spanish national team in Europe in 2020. Aymeric Laporte's joining the Spanish national team did not escape the help of Luis Enrique, who is the national team manager of the matador team.
2. Alphonso Davies
Bintang muda Bayern Munich, Alphonso Davies.
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Alphonso Davies is a citizen of Ghana, but his family decided to migrate to Canada. Because at that time Ghana was going through a civil war, where Alfonso Daves was even small.
When he grew up, he decided to move to Canada with his family. Although the Ghana Football Federation offered to join the Ghana national team. But the Bayern Munich mainstay player prefers to defend the Canadian national team at the 2022 World Cup.
Jack Grealish
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Previously, Jack Grealish was part of the Irish national team. However, in 2016, he decided to change his nationality to England. Because with the England national team, he has the opportunity to play at a higher level. He also joined the England national team at EURO 2020.
Now Jack Grealish appears very extraordinary with Manchester City and the England national team. On several occasions, he has revealed that he does not regret the move of his citizens from Ireland to England. In addition, he was also born in Birmingham, England.
4. Otavio
Otavio is FC Porto's mainstay midfielder. He managed to get the Portuguese club through to the last 16 of the Champions League. He was born in Brazil, but he decided to change his nationality to Portugal to get a chance to play in the World Cup.
Despite being born in Brazil, he only played four times with the Brazilian U-20 national team. In 2021, he decided to play with the Portuguese national team and recorded seven matches and two goals.
5. Tariq Lamptey
Tariq Lamptey is Brighton and Hove Albion's mainstay in the right wing-back sector. He decided to change nationalities after a lack of opportunities with the England national team. He was born in England but his father is a citizen of Ghana.
It was immediately utilized by the Ghana Football Federation to invite the Ghana national team. As a result, the 22-year-old player accepted the offer.
From 2018 to 2020, he defended the England national team at various ages starting from U-18 to U-21. But never get a place in the senior England national team, he decided to move to the Ghana national team.
