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40 questions from Hajma’s “Hidden Nationality” bank, easiest first. Tap a question to reveal the answer.

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Lamine Yamal's father is Moroccan and his mother is from Equatorial Guinea — which national team did he choose to represent?EasyReveal answerHide

Spain

Raheem Sterling, born in Kingston, Jamaica, played for which national team?EasyReveal answerHide

England

Which Bayern star grew up in London and played for England's youth teams, then chose his country of birth in 2021?EasyReveal answerHide

Jamal Musiala

Which Morocco full-back was born in Madrid and raised in Real Madrid's academy?EasyReveal answerHide

Achraf Hakimi

Which Algeria captain, born in Sarcelles, France, won the Premier League with Leicester?EasyReveal answerHide

Riyad Mahrez

Which Norway striker was born in the English city of Leeds?EasyReveal answerHide

Erling Haaland

Which Morocco star, born in the Netherlands, played for Ajax and Chelsea?EasyReveal answerHide

Hakim Ziyech

Pepe, born in Maceió, Brazil, played for which national team?EasyReveal answerHide

Portugal

Diego Costa played two friendlies for Brazil in 2013 — which team did he then represent at the 2014 World Cup?EasyReveal answerHide

Spain

Jorginho, born in Brazil, won which tournament with Italy in 2021?EasyReveal answerHide

Euro 2020

Who became the all-time World Cup top scorer with his 16th goal at the 2014 World Cup, and was born in Poland?EasyReveal answerHide

Miroslav Klose — for Germany; the record fell at the 2026 World Cup

Which Real Madrid player, born in Málaga, chose to play for Morocco in 2024?EasyReveal answerHide

Brahim Díaz

Which Guinea-Bissau-born Portugal striker scored the winning goal in the final of Portugal's first ever major tournament win?EasyReveal answerHide

Eder — Euro 2016 final, 1–0 vs France in extra time

Which Morocco goalkeeper was born in Montreal, Canada?MediumReveal answerHide

Yassine Bounou

Kevin-Prince Boateng, born in Berlin, represented which team at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups?MediumReveal answerHide

Ghana

Brazilian-born Pepe won which tournament with Portugal in 2016, named man of the final?MediumReveal answerHide

Euro 2016

Hakimi's Panenka penalty sent Morocco through at the 2022 World Cup — against which team?MediumReveal answerHide

Spain — round of 16

Why was Erling Haaland born in England rather than Norway?MediumReveal answerHide

His father Alf-Inge was playing for Leeds United

Who coached Morocco at the 2022 World Cup — born in France, he had also played for Morocco?MediumReveal answerHide

Walid Regragui

Which Spain midfielder was born in Italy, with a father and brother who both played for Brazil?MediumReveal answerHide

Thiago Alcântara

At the 2018 World Cup, two Swiss players celebrated with the Albanian eagle gesture in a 2-1 win over Serbia — who scored the 90th-minute winner?MediumReveal answerHide

Xherdan Shaqiri — born in Kosovo

At Euro 2016 two brothers became the first to face each other in the tournament's history, one for Switzerland and one for Albania — what is their family name?MediumReveal answerHide

Xhaka — Granit and Taulant

Which Crystal Palace winger played two friendlies for England before switching to Ivory Coast, the country of his birth?MediumReveal answerHide

Wilfried Zaha

Which Switzerland striker scored the winner against his country of birth at the 2022 World Cup and refused to celebrate?MediumReveal answerHide

Breel Embolo — 1–0 vs Cameroon

Which Turkey captain, born in Mannheim, Germany, moved from Milan to rivals Inter on a free transfer in summer 2021?MediumReveal answerHide

Hakan Çalhanoğlu

After winning the Champions League and Euro 2020, the Italy midfielder born in Imbituba, Brazil, won UEFA Men’s Player of the Year — who?MediumReveal answerHide

Jorginho — 2020-21

Thiago Motta played for Brazil at the 2003 Gold Cup — with which team did he later reach the Euro 2012 final?MediumReveal answerHide

Italy

Who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup for Portugal, and was born in Mozambique?MediumReveal answerHide

Eusébio

Lukas Podolski scored twice without celebrating at Euro 2008 — against which team?MediumReveal answerHide

Poland — his country of birth

Why did Brazil's federation declare Diego Costa "persona non grata" in 2013?MediumReveal answerHide

He chose Spain after playing two friendlies for Brazil

In which country was Mauro Camoranesi, a 2006 world champion with Italy, born?MediumReveal answerHide

Argentina

In which country was Marcel Desailly, a 1998 world champion with France, born?MediumReveal answerHide

Ghana — Accra

Which Argentina striker was born in Brest, France, because his father was playing there?MediumReveal answerHide

Gonzalo Higuaín

In which country was Ivan Rakitić born and raised, playing for its youth team before choosing Croatia?MediumReveal answerHide

Switzerland

Which Lyon player was named in Algeria’s squad in March 2015, then withdrew to choose France, and won the 2018 World Cup with them?MediumReveal answerHide

Nabil Fekir

Ferenc Puskás, Hungary's legendary captain, later played for which other national team at the 1962 World Cup?MediumReveal answerHide

Spain

Madrid-born Munir El Haddadi played 13 minutes for Spain in 2014; after FIFA changed its switching rules, which national team did he represent from 2021?MediumReveal answerHide

Morocco

Which Rio de Janeiro-born Arsenal striker took Croatian citizenship in 2002 and played for Croatia?MediumReveal answerHide

Eduardo da Silva

Brazil-born Cacau came off the bench against Australia at the 2010 World Cup and scored two minutes later — for which national team?MediumReveal answerHide

Germany — 4–0

Alphonso Davies, Canada's star born to Liberian parents, was born in a refugee camp in which country?MediumReveal answerHide

Ghana — the Buduburam camp

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