Main content
Which country should I play for?
How mixed heritage players decide which country to represent in international football.
In the past couple of years, Fifa eased its rules on allowing players with mixed heritage the opportunity to represent a country, even if you have previously played on the international stage for a different one. But what goes into the tough decision of deciding who to represent? And how persuasive can some countries be? We explore the increasingly common issue of players having to decide who they really represent and why.
Producer: Joel Hammer
Editor: Matt Davies
Image: Sebastien Bassong playing for Cameroon in 2010 (Credit: Matthew Ashton/Corbis Sport via Getty Images)
Last on
Sun 27 Nov 202205:32GMT
BBC World Service except Australasia, East Asia & South Asia
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Tue 22 Nov 202202:32GMTBBC World Service
- Tue 22 Nov 202209:32GMTBBC World Service
- Tue 22 Nov 202220:06GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, Europe and the Middle East & Online only
- Tue 22 Nov 202221:06GMTBBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview
- Sun 27 Nov 202205:32GMTBBC World Service except Australasia, East Asia & South Asia
Featured in...
![]()
Qatar 2022: Beyond the pitch—World Football
Football's greatest event heads to the Middle East for the first time
