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States. Teams representing eight small sovereign states – the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, and the Vatican City – have played international football but are not affiliated to FIFA.
Traditionally, athlete eligibility has been tied to legal nationality, allowing players with multiple nationalities to represent more than one country, especially after naturalisation. However, national teams are organised by national football associations, not all of which are affiliated with FIFA. [1]
Nov 4, 2022 · Obtained Eligibility – A non-naturally-eligible player who obtains nationality through residency and has a ‘genuine link’ (five continuous years for FIFA eligibility if start at age 10 or later, three continuous years if starts under age 10 – [if they began living at age 9, it is still 3 years even though they will be over 10 after ...
Jan 19, 2018 · Only players who have: more than one nationality; acquired a new nationality; or are eligible to represent more than one association due to their nationality can change national team.
The rules hinged on citizenship, with a fundamental principle that a player can represent only one country’s national team in their career, given they have already played in an official competition match. Under these regulations, the switch to a different national team was not permitted.
International sport, in accordance with global political norms, has traditionally classified its participants by “nationality”. In football, the rules governing eligibility to play for representative teams [2] are facilitated by the nationality granted to private individuals by a (sovereign) state.
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Sep 18, 2020 · Fifa's annual congress has approved a rule change which will give players greater scope to switch national teams.
