Citizenship and 5 years of residency are the fifa rules for players with no personal/familial connection. And no caps with other nations within certain parameters.
I haven't gone through the list systematically but seems like a lot of north Africans and a French dude from what I saw. Not many willing to trade their career away that young anymore I guess as there was nothing in the rules stopping them from doing same with Brazilians. Don't doubt that they tried it.
Moot point anyway as they looked terrible and the competition is only getting stronger
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