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Sven-Göran Eriksson, Matty Cash, Michel Platini, Ben Brereton and Declan Rice.
Sven-Göran Eriksson, Matty Cash, Michel Platini, Ben Brereton and Declan Rice. Photograph: AFP/Alamy/Gamma-Rapho/PA/Reuters/Sportsfile/Getty Images
Sven-Göran Eriksson, Matty Cash, Michel Platini, Ben Brereton and Declan Rice. Photograph: AFP/Alamy/Gamma-Rapho/PA/Reuters/Sportsfile/Getty Images

Football quiz: unexpected international call-ups

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Matty Cash’s decision to play for Poland has reminded us of some other interesting international careers

  1. 1.Which country did Owen Hargreaves represent first in his career (at Under-19 level)?
  2. 2.Which striker turned down England overtures from Sven-Göran Eriksson, later saying “the idea of not playing well for England and having to put up with insults did not appeal”?
  3. 3.Luis Monti was born in Buenos Aires and played for Argentina in the first World Cup final in 1930. What was he doing come the second World Cup final in 1934?
  4. 4.Blackburn forward Ben Brereton Díaz has become a fan favourite after earning a call-up for the Chile national team. What nickname have supporters given the centre-forward?
  5. 5.In 1999, Millwall player Marc Bircham scored an international goal for a country he had never visited. Which country?
  6. 6.Only five of Burnley’s Premier League squad are from outside the British Isles – but which Clarets player was capped by Austria at under-20 level?
  7. 7.Chris Birchall was born in Staffordshire and joined Port Vale at the age of eight. He was playing in a League One match for the club when Wrexham defender Dennis Lawrence walked over to him and asked him if he would like to play international football for which country?
  8. 8.Which of these countries did the great Alfredo Di Stéfano not play for?
  9. 9.How many times did Declan Rice play for Republic of Ireland before he switched allegiances to England?
  10. 10.Michel Platini scored 41 goals in 72 games for France, winning Euro 84 along the way. For which country did he play his final game in international football, in 1988?
  11. 11.England did not qualify for Euro 2008. Which footballer, who was born in England, played in the semi-finals of the tournament?
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