Five Players Who Changed Their Nationality for World Cup 2022

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Now Jack Grealish appears very extraordinary with Manchester City and the England national team. On several occasions, he has revealed that he does not regret the move of his citizens from Ireland to England. In addition, he was also born in Birmingham, England.

4. Otavio

Otavio is FC Porto's mainstay midfielder. He managed to get the Portuguese club through to the last 16 of the Champions League. He was born in Brazil, but he decided to change his nationality to Portugal to get a chance to play in the World Cup.

Despite being born in Brazil, he only played four times with the Brazilian U-20 national team. In 2021, he decided to play with the Portuguese national team and recorded seven matches and two goals.

5. Tariq Lamptey

Tariq Lamptey is Brighton and Hove Albion's mainstay in the right wing-back sector. He decided to change nationalities after a lack of opportunities with the England national team. He was born in England but his father is a citizen of Ghana.

It was immediately utilized by the Ghana Football Federation to invite the Ghana national team. As a result, the 22-year-old player accepted the offer.

From 2018 to 2020, he defended the England national team at various ages starting from U-18 to U-21. But never get a place in the senior England national team, he decided to move to the Ghana national team.