Is it true that once you play for an international team you cannot change your nationality to play on a different International team?
2006-08-07 19:04:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
Yes, it is the latest rule of FIFA on this matter. Before this, you can play for one country in a World Cup and play for another country in the next World Cup-and we can find such cases in early World Cups.
In order to prevent "talent-robbery", FIFA issued this rule.
2006-08-08 02:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by r083r70v1ch 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. You can only play for countries for which you have citizenship .
2. If you play a competative match for the senior national team of a nation you cannot change to another team. In soccer circles this is termed as being cap-tied to a team.
Youth national games do not count and players can change after having played for the youth national team.
2006-08-08 10:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by SoccerClipCincy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is now, once you have played a full international for a nation, that is your nation for life.
2006-08-08 02:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋