Quiz! Can you identify the nations where these World Cup stars were born?

Erling Braut Haaland (Norway) seen during UEFA Nations League 2026 football match between Norway vs Portugal at Ullevaal Stadion (Oslo).Final Score: Norway 1:2 Portugal
Where were these World Cup stars born? (Image credit: Getty Images)
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In the latest FourFourTwo quiz, we're putting the spotlight on international football with the November break just around the corner. Many of the players who will be involved this month also represented their countries at the World Cup in the summer, but a handful of noteworthy stars play for teams other than their birth nations.

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That's really all there is to this new quiz. The players we'll be asking about were all called up for their national teams for World Cup 2026 but were actually born in other places. All you need to do is identify which countries they were born in and tap it into the answer box.

There are 20 players to name in total and we're feeling generous, so there's no time limit to worry about.

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Chris is a Warwickshire-based freelance football writer specialising in West Midlands football, the Premier League, the EFL and the J.League. He is the author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Coventry Sphinx.

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