When Scotland kick off their World Cup campaign against Haiti they will do so with a number of England-eligible players in their matchday squad - including some who represented their rivals at youth level. They might have felt conflicted over which country to choose at senior level, but it was a different story with former Scottish international Dominic Matteo.
Dumfries-born defender Matteo won the Toulon Tournament with England's Under-21s while on Liverpool's books, also turning out for England B and even earning a call-up to the senior side without playing. When Scotland came calling, though, he knew what his answer was always going to be.
"When I was around the England squad, I don't think, being honest, that anybody knew that I was actually part Scottish," Matteo told Mirror Football via betselect.co.uk. "Obviously playing at the Toulon tournament and playing for the B team and certain games for England, I just thought, well, I'll just go with it. No one's kind of realised that I am born in Scotland.
"I've just gone with it, even though I knew that my dad was a huge Scotland fan, and I was myself, to be honest. There was always something that wasn't quite right with me, so it was always like, 'I wonder why Scotland aren't asking.'"
