Ten players who don't play for their country of birth

National identity is a funny thing. For example, say your parents are English but you were born in Berlin and you moved to Sweden when you were 6 months old - what nationality are you? By most accounts, German, as Germany was the country of your birth. But you probably know nothing of the German life and culture, do you? The majority of the Republic of Ireland's 1994 World Cup squad were actually born in England with players representing the ROI through heritage. Here's 10 players who don't currently play f

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1

Gonzalo Higuaín

Country of birth: France
Plays for: Argentina

2

Raheem Sterling

Country of birth: Jamaica
Plays for: England

3

Diego Costa

Country of birth: Brazil
Plays for: Spain

4

Pepe

Country of birth: Brazil
Plays for: Portugal

5

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Country of birth: Germany
Plays for: Ghana

6

Christian Benteke

Country of birth: Democratic Republic of Congo
Plays for: Belgium

7

Xherdan Shaqiri

Country of birth: Kosovo
Plays for: Switzerland

8

Lucas Podolski

Country of birth: Poland
Plays for: Germany

9

Patrice Evra

Country of birth: Senegal
Plays for: France

10

Algerian squad

Country of birth: 17 out of 23 players born in France (for the World Cup 2014)
Play for: Algeria

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