5 great players who could have won the World Cup had they represented a different country 

#3 Thiago Motta

UEFA Euro 2016 round of 16 - 'Italy v Spain'

Thiago Motta had a fantastic club career as he won almost everything with FC Barcelona where he played for eight years before moving to Atletico Madrid, Genoa, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.

But his international career wasn't as great as his club career as he played just 32 matches for Brazil and Italy in a career that spanned 16 years. After opting to play for Brazil, he played just two matches for the South Americans. And after an eight-year gap, he represented Italy, thanks to his great grand father's Italian roots.

Had he chosen to represent Italy instead of Brazil at the start of his career, he could have had a much more successful international career as he could have easily been a part of the Italian side for the 2006 World Cup, which was won by Italy.