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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)

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27 minutes

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Sun 27 Nov 2022 05:32GMT

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  • Sun 27 Nov 2022 05:32GMT

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