I would have liked to include Mihajlović as I thought he was a great player, however there is so much confusion as to which country should be the correct answer for him. He played 62 times for FR Yugoslavia, but since the Yugoslav Wars, the country has been split into their political regions and Yugoslavia is no longer a country that can be found on the world map.
He was born in Vukovar, in Eastern Croatia, but he represented Serbia as manager, which suggests that he doesn’t identify himself as Croatian. To make matters even more confusing, after playing in Italy between 1992-2006 for Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio and Inter Milan, he holds an Italian passport. Including him in the game would have caused too many headaches and confusion.
When Saido burst onto the scene in 2010 for West Bromwich Albion, the striker looked to have the world at his feet and many tipped him to have a very bright future. He played for England at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 level and it looked like the England squad was going to have a really promising player. He was however born in Burundi and moved to England at the age of 10 after his father was killed in the Burundian Civil War.
When asked about his allegiance in regards to international football in 2013, Saido said, “It's a non-starter. I want to play at the best level with the best players at the best tournaments. Burundi is motherland to me. I will always be a Burundian regardless of what happens, even if I become a successful Premier League player. I will still have the Burundi culture in me. Playing for England is totally different. They have given me a second chance in life, provided my family with a different type of lifestyle. I feel very, very grateful to what England have done for me and my family. So, when I play for England, I play with passion and excitement, joy and desire to win”, but in August 2018 Berahino made his debut for Burundi, scoring first in a 1-1 draw with Gabon. It is his only senior international match, and it was therefore decided that, at least until he’s played more international games, it would have been a cruel blow to score 19/20 and have him as the only one that you got wrong.
Oh, what a curveball this could have been. Burnley striker Ashley Barnes was born in Bath, England. Both of his parents are English and although he’s played for 8 different teams, all of them are in England. He has never played a senior international game. “So, England is the answer?” you ask. Well, abiding by the rules of this quiz, that would be the wrong answer. Ashley made a 73rd minute substitute appearance for Austria U20 and qualifies to play for Austria because his grandmother on his father’s side is from Klagenfurt, Austria. We just thought it was too tricky a challenge to get the right answer due to his 17 minutes playing for the Austria youth team. He does however want to be called up to the Austria senior side and Austria manager Franco Foda confirmed in March 2018 that he was monitoring Barnes’ progress.
Antonio came through the youth setup at Sevilla and was signed by Liverpool before he’d broken into the Sevilla first team. The defender didn’t play a game for Liverpool but later went on to play 110 games for Valencia. He was born in Pontedeume, Spain and played for Spain at U17, U19, U20 and U21 level. Pontedeume is in the A Coruña province in the “autonomous community” of Galicia. Who would have guessed that there is a Galician national team, and also that Antonio Barragán has played for them in a match against Ecuador? Galicia, however, are not registered with UEFA nor FIFA and therefore are only permitted to play friendly matches. Taking that into account, Antonio could still play for Spain, but as yet, his only international appearance is for Galicia.