Canadians are allowed to hold passports of other some other nations by heritage (duel citizenship). Thus several Canadians hold passports to other nations and compete for those nations in international events (world cup, olympics, etc.) I heard there were Canadians on the teams for Germany, England, and Mexico. Can it be true? Are they actual players, or just in the organization (e.g. manager, trainer, etc.)?
2006-06-12 18:30:32 · 6 answers · asked by wandering_canuck 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Yes, there is one. He plays for England.
Owen Hargreaves, the Calgary-born midfielder who plays for Bayern Munich. Due to his parentage, he could have chosen to play internationally for Canada, England or Wales. Despite spending his formative soccer years on a junior team called Calgary Foothills FC, Hargreaves decided in 2001 to suit up internationally for England, not Canada. Perhaps this was the right decision; he's now a member of England's World Cup roster.
2006-06-12 18:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by soccer_mind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not heard of any canadian players in this world cup tournament. You are correct, canadians can play for european clubs but those countries tend to pick the best players to be represented at the world cup, I hardly believe a canadian player would qualify for that honour and before you get upset by my response, I am a canadian: winnipeg, manitoba.
Canada's soccer involvement is just plain sad, it tends to be a recurring theme in North America, soccer is just not popular over here whereas it's the most popular sport with the rest of the world.
2006-06-13 01:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by UncleRobwpg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Owen Hargreaves is a Canadian. His parents emigrated from the UK to Calgary, Alberta in the early 80s, he plays club football for Bayern Munich, and he is on the current World Cup squad for England
2006-06-13 01:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holding another country's passport doesn't mean you can represent (as a player) that country in competitive football match(es). You have to be the son of a citizen of other country to be able to represent that country. Once you represent that country's senior team, you will not be able to play for other country.
(This limitation is not applicable to other team position, i.e. manager etc)
2006-06-13 01:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by qwerty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Others might play for Canada since its a multicultural country but Canada won't play for others, probably.
2006-06-13 07:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by Tim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I havent heard of any
2006-06-13 02:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by Scared 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋