5 World Cup stars who could have played for France, but didn’t

Benatia and Higuain were both born in France
Benatia and Higuain were both born in France

#3 Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)

Khazri scored two and assisted two at the World Cup
Khazri scored two and assisted two at the World Cup

Khazri is definitely not as famous as the other players on this list, nor does he play for a club in the Champions League. However, the former Sunderland man enjoyed a good World Cup despite Tunisia’s failure to get past the group stage.

The 27-year-old is a native of Ajaccio and started his professional career with Bastia before going on to play for Bordeaux, Sunderland and Rennes.

In 2009, he represented Tunisia at the U20 level before playing for the France U21 team in 2012. He only played once for both sides.

In 2013, he switched his international allegiance once again by opting to play for Tunisia’s senior team. His record for Tunisia is impressive as he has scored 14 times in 38 games.

At the World Cup, he played all three games for the African nation, registering two goals and two assists. He scored and assisted a goal against Belgium in their 5-2 defeat and repeated the feat in their 2-1 win over Panama. The win against Panama was Tunisia’s first in the World Cup since 1978.

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