Vietnam's next opponent is Qatar, host of Asian Cup 2011 and World Cup 2022. It has a population of just 1.6 mil. Moreover, expats form 3/4 of its population. This can tell why Qatari football relies much on naturalization. As can be seen form the list below, Qatar is one of leading nations in the trend of naturalizing players to strengthen its national team.
BRAZIL
Marcio Emerson
Marcone
Fábio César
GHANA
George Kwasi
Lawrence Awuley Quaye
GUINEA
Daniel Gouma
IRAQ
Ali Mejbel
KUWAIT
Talal Al-Bloushi
Wesam Rizik
SAUDI ARABIA
Mohamed Saqr
Majdi Siddiq
Saad Al Shammari
SENEGAL
Qasem Burhan
Abdulla Koni
Malick Baba
URUGUAY
Sebastián Soria
YEMEN
Mesaad Al-Hamad
But wait! Vietnam may have less oil than Qatar but in terms of naturalizing footballers, we are on par. Check our list of 19 Vietnamese naturalized players!
VN needs to learn how to play defense well!
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