Fifa has adjusted rules governing football players switching international associations after approving amendments to the Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes at the organisation's 70th Congress on Friday.
Earlier this year, Fifa brought up proposals to amend some of its existing statues in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and switching nationalities was among the key topics raised.
Prior to the adjusted rules, a player could only switch nationalities so long they had only played in friendlies and not a single minute of any competitive fixture, which includes qualifiers and international tournaments.
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Those rules have now been relaxed, allowing a player to change nationality as long as they have only featured in three international fixtures of which qualifiers are among them, but not tournaments like the World Cup, must have been less than 21 years of age at the time of playing, and can only switch after three years of no international activity.