Which European Country would benefit the most from FIFA eligibility rules?

[kabidjan18]

Self explanatory title. This does not include athletes who have disqualified themselves by wilfully choosing to play for another country.

I'l start with Estonia. Conrad Molder, Erik Embrich, Emil Svartbro. Otar Sakhokiya, Anton Murashko, Daniil Ogirchuk.

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[alko]

Self explanatory title. This does not include athletes who have disqualified themselves by wilfully choosing to play for another country.

I'l start with Estonia. Conrad Molder, Erik Embrich, Emil Svartbro. Otar Sakhokiya, Anton Murashko, Daniil Ogirchuk.

What rules? Can you be more specific?

 

[kabidjan18]

FIFA Rules:
Any player ... who assumes a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfils one of the following conditions:
a) He was born on the territory of the relevant association;
b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant association;
c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the relevant association;
d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant association.

IIHF Rules:
1.6. When a player has changed his citizenship or has acquired or surrendered another citizenship and wants to participate for the first time in an IIHF championship and/or an Olympic competition or in qualifications to these competitions, then in order to play for his country of current citizenship he must: a) prove that he has participated on a consistent basis, for at least two consecutive hockey seasons and 16 consecutive months (480 days) after his 10th birthday in the national competitions of and having resided in his new country during which period he has neither transferred to another country nor played ice hockey for a team registered/located within any other country; and b) if the country of his choice is one to which the player has transferred then he must have had an international transfer that was approved by the IIHF and dated at least 16 months (480 days) to his proposed participation. 1.7. When a player has multiple citizenships where the relevant citizenships are for countries of Member National Associations and he has never represented any country in any IIHF championship or an Olympic competition or in qualifications to these competitions, then in order to play for the country of his choice he must: a) prove that he has participated on a consistent basis, for at least two consecutive hockey seasons and 16 consecutive months (480 days) after his 10th birthday in the national competitions of and having resided in the country that he wishes to represent during which period he has neither transferred to another country nor played ice hockey for a team registered/located within any other country; and b) if the country of his choice is one to which the player has transferred then he must have had an international transfer that was approved by the IIHF and dated at least 16 months (480 days) prior to his proposed participation.

Main implied application is binationals, though IIHF rules for naturalizing Canadians is actually laxer and not more strict so perhaps that could also have an effect. For the IIHF you need to have played a certain number of years in the country, for FIFA you simply need to have been born there or have had a descendant born there within 2 generations.

 

[Urbanskog]

First those Estonians would have to be willing to represent Estonia internationally.

 

[Xokkeu]

Probably Ireland would benefit the most lol I'm sure half of the OHL could get Irish passports and since Ireland is so bad ....

 

[Pardus]

I'l start with Estonia. Conrad Molder, Erik Embrich, Emil Svartbro. Otar Sakhokiya, Anton Murashko, Daniil Ogirchuk.

Leo Komarov, Siim Liivik, Kristjan Kombe, Gregor Husko, Maksim Berezhonov, Kirill Steklov, Alexander Petrov (VHL), Ivan Kruglikov, David Ojamäe, Linus Åström.

 

[agent082]

Leo Komarov, Siim Liivik, Kristjan Kombe, Gregor Husko, Maksim Berezhonov, Kirill Steklov, Alexander Petrov (VHL), Ivan Kruglikov, David Ojamäe, Linus Åström.

Komarov have played on finnish national team.

 

[Huokaus]

Leo Komarov, Siim Liivik, Kristjan Kombe, Gregor Husko, Maksim Berezhonov, Kirill Steklov, Alexander Petrov (VHL), Ivan Kruglikov, David Ojamäe, Linus Åström.

Dunno about the others but Komarov has played lots of international games for Finland and Siim Liivik has played WJC games for Finland, so at least how I understand it they're not eligible?

FIFA Rules:
Any player ... who assumes a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfils one of the following conditions:
a) He was born on the territory of the relevant association;
b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant association;
c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the relevant association;
d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant association

 

[Pardus]

Dunno about the others but Komarov has played lots of international games for Finland and Siim Liivik has played WJC games for Finland, so at least how I understand it they're not eligible?

Komarov have played on finnish national team.

You are right. My bad.

 

[kabidjan18]

Belgium:
Sean Day
Metis Roelens
Wouter Peeters? (It seems he's eligible but has never represented)
Stephane Heughebaert
Lionel Heughebaert

 

[jonas2244]

Dunno about the others but Komarov has played lots of international games for Finland and Siim Liivik has played WJC games for Finland, so at least how I understand it they're not eligible?

As far as I know you can change nationality in football until 21 or you played a senior game. So you can play u-19 games internationally and then change the country. Good example is Ivan Rakitic (FC Barcelona) who played for Switzerland as a junior but then decided to represent Croatia.

 

[kabidjan18]

As far as I know you can change nationality in football until 21 or you played a senior game. So you can play u-19 games internationally and then change the country. Good example is Ivan Rakitic (FC Barcelona) who played for Switzerland as a junior but then decided to represent Croatia.

This is a really good point that I forgot. That would open things even more.

Croatia (without those who opt for other countries at youth):
Michael Ouzas
Blake Parlett
Luke Gazdic
JJ Piccinich
Mike Aviani
Mario Puskarich
Tomislav Lovric
Adam Deutsch (?...I don't know the situation here)

Borna Rendulic - Nathan Perkovich - JJ Piccinich
Luke Gazdic - Mike Aviani - Mario Puskarich
Tom Zanoski - David Brine - Ivan Jankovic
Dominik Kanaet - Mislav Blagus - Luka Jarcov

Blake Parlett - Igor Jacmenjak
Ivan Puzic - Domen Vedlin
Jan Smolec - Adam Deutsch
Bruno Kegalj - Tomislav Lovcric

Mike Ouzas
Vilim Rosandic

 

[kabidjan18]

Belgium:
Dennis Swinnen - Byran Kolodziejczyk - Mitch Morgan
Stephane Heughebaert - Vincent Morgan - Yoren De Smet
Lionel Heughebaert - Oliver De Croock - Metis Roelens
Maxime Pellegrims - Alexander Bremer - Ben Van Der Bogaert

Sean Day - Jordan Paulus
Michael Distaste - Frank Neven
Nils Vroeman - Antoine Janssen

Wouter Peeters

 

[Tuoppi]

Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Somalia.

Oops it was European countries.

 

[jonas2244]

If it's correct that Wouter Peeters only has the Belgium passport (you never know if eliteprospects is completly correct here) he should be able to play for Belgium. Van Pottelberghe would also still be in the mix, with the FIFA-rules he could play for Belgium.

 

[kabidjan18]

It's true but for someone who played for Switzerland just last year I'm hesitant to think he would be willing. But for someone like Siim Liivik who hasn't represented Finland in a decade I think he'd be more open to it.

Robert Rooba - Siim Liivik - Robert Arrak
Riho Embrich - Erik Embrich - Nikita Kozyrev
Vadim Vasjonkin - Daniil Fursa - Artem Gornostajev
Roman Andrejev - Kevin Parras - Kristjan Kombe

Alexander Petrov - Aleksander Ossipov
Ivan Kruglikov - Saveli Novikov
Emil Svartbro - Jegor Petrov
Marko Kettunen - Anton Murashko

Conrad Molder - Villem Henrik-Koitmaa

Haha, now they have two really good lines and still no defense.

 

[Albatros]

Komarov have played on finnish national team.

Also I don't think Komarov has Estonian citizenship, so he wouldn't be eligible anyway. Russia or Finland, but not Estonia.