This Will Make You Hate FIFA

[@daviserickson6812]

Equatorial Guinea is a fascinating country. It’s the only country in Africa where Spanish the the most commonly spoken language and it’s not even on the equator. They also have among the most oppressive governments in the world. Most adults are conscripted into the army and are forced to work in bad conditions for little pay. Almost a third of all citizens have fled in recent years. But that doesn’t really have anything to do with soccer.

[@OscarPinhoe]

And it's the only country in the world where Internet Explorer is the most popular browser.

[@floydfanTN]

read about their first leader, makes that dude from the CAR tame by compairison

[@deniskhaidarov9166]

And also they have the capital on an island, despite having the majority of its territory being situated on the continent

[@mouna5252elle]

isn't this eritrea 🤔

[@mouna5252elle]

Hold on for a sec doesn't the capital being on a separed island makes it easy for the people to take control of the main land and create a new country am not telling you to overthrow your governement but just think about it ;)

[@ProwerTheFox7]

If only they'd cared this much when the Qatar corruption allegations came up. I guess FIFA only can only act on things when there isnt a giant pile of money for them

[@REYyouriRey]

This might be the thing that bothers me most. Selectivity in enforcing the rules only when they don't get money from it.

[@romercopraij4126]

No I think they care as much. They will talk about their corruption in 11 years

[@emanuelfer456]

They just made nationality rules so that European countries can steal african players from their original countries. When its an african country getting benefit they go 180

[@ninanano]

What corruption allegations? Genuine question I want to know about those

[@emanuelfer456]

@@ninanano About slaving workers who built and prepared stadiums for the World Cup and I think there were rumors about Qatar basically paying FIFA to have the world cup

[@blankidelics]

Do you know what's absurd, the fact that Z still has not given us a nice background to look at.

[@tristanlwkns]

He gave us the best view to look at.. His hairline, so now we don't have to worry about ours anymore

[@Random-Captain]

I vote and volunteer Z to have a terrarium or aquarium, fish or frogs!

[@aero-mk9ld]

Don’t call him r*cist, he will delete your comment

[@Jdsx92]

You mean you can see past z's forehead? What is this special power

[@benjaminwollner9092]

Lazy bastard ^^

[@minecraftjunky2001]

Bureaucracy is the death of reason. I defy anyone to name a single thing this guy was hurting by playing for Equatorial Guinea's national team

[@Cirdon91]

One thing that not every article is mentioning: FIFA said they denied his one-time switch in 2013 because he only got his Equatoguinean passport AFTER he was cap-tied to Spain. You need to have had dual citizenship in both countries BEFORE you played for the first one if you want to switch.

[@eduardotorres6108]

Still dumb

[@Phontoz]

Hmz... that does not add up (as soo much else with FIFA) i have distinct memories of quite a few half-swedish players talking about sorting out things with the embasies and passports and stuff before the FIFApart of the process really can get rolling, no names or years (before or after 13?) popping up but yeah, maybe they had the citizenships and it was just getting the paperwork? though i think most refugees loose thier citizenships when fleeing, as a default nowadays (and back 30-40 years)

[@tylercady3985]

If that's the case then I can understand FIFA's decision. He didn't meet the requirements to be eligible for the one time switch, and he did it anyway. It's insane it took 11 years for FIFA to figure that out, but at least it's not the rules that are issue here

[@williamcross210]

@@tylercady3985 Except why does an eligible player for a youth tournament get cap tied. That is exceptionally dumb even for FIFA

[@GayFurryFromROA]

​@@williamcross210exactly

[@tomasdoria8274]

that stoner analogy works even less in this situation because he's helped equatorial guinea for 11 years despite "not being born there" like at that point just let him go on right?

[@FieldMedic4077]

In 5 years FIFA is going to get around to suspending Zealand for not having his setup finished

[@gregbroz8109]

Want to thumbs up this but it is at 69

[@liamhartley2300]

​@@gregbroz8109 naughty! Will do it for you now at 1.2k 😂

[@DabDabGoose]

Knowing FIFA, this is certainly political, like a rival nation pressuring Higher ups for their support in a future election.

[@ivandankob7112]

The Namibian pyramid conspiracy

[@Kotten84]

Feels like one of those times when someone isn't wrong, but they are also not quite right.

[@hiphappy1292]

No matter for all we tease Americans about football (soccer) the fact they were the ones with the balls to pull down FIFA's hierarchy will always be something I can't deny they deserve all the credit in the world for. A shame FIFA seem to never learn.

[@someperson3883]

Saudi Arabia was given the 2034 World Cup in a very corrupt way. But Fuck Sep Blatter

[@lkrnpk]

Because they care much less about football than big countries in Europe for example, I mean Macron was directly involved in Mbappe’s career decisions…

[@jtmcgee]

This sounds like a FIFA problem. The arbitrary and opaque rules, inconsistent application of said "rules", lack of commonsense, etc etc. FIFA is doodoo baby.

[@henrydezwart80]

Zealand puts together his set up at the same speed FIFA investigates and lets teams know they messed up

[@rayeardley7618]

This is weird af. There are thousands of players that have played youth level football for various nations then switched their allegiance later in their careers because they weren't going to be called up for whatever full side they would've represented. Declan Rice is one, but the other way round once it was fairly clear he would end up in the full England squad if he kept playing the way he was.

[@NJTRAF]

Yeah I always thought it was only if they made a Senior appearance that it’s a problem, and Nsue never played for Spain’s Senior team

[@JimTheFly]

@@NJTRAF And I still thought that if you had 3 or fewer matches for the senior team, you could still make a switch.

[@Noobie2k7]

No. It's if you play for a teams senior team or youth team when over the age of 21 and have no other nationalities you get cap-tied. At the time Nsue only had Spanish nationality and while it was a Youth level tournament he played at it over the age of 21 which then counted him as a senior international, even though it wasn't a senior international game.

[@lordpelagius5078]

rather bizarre that rice played a full international for Ireland 3 times and wasn't country tied, this guy played 1 minute at a under 21 competition and is

[@garystill1308]

it's because rice has a British passport before playing for ireland, but yeah they rule is stupid there's various reasons you don't have the other passport at a young age not everyone is blessed with a structure of getting things organised and done. As soon as he got the EQG Passport that should of been fine to play

[@Noobie2k7]

I think it's because Rice was under 21 when he played for Ireland.

[@s03ran]

"A little bit more south, or north, depending where you are" has to be the greatest geografical description of a country I've ever heard 😂

[@RedcarRiffMachine]

Emilio is actually a bit of a cult hero at Boro! We initially signed him as a right winger then somehow ended up playing Right back and being extremely good, part of one of the greatest defences the championship has ever seen for back to back seasons and was starting right back when we were promoted back to the premier league! We stand by him! Ain't nobody, like Nsue ♥️😍 UTFB

[@jacoblind5390]

If I were him I’d have gone all in and been adamant that I filed the paperwork 11 years ago . Try to convince fifa that they lost it.

[@Pa5try]

FM24 mini-save idea: get Equatorial Guinea to the WC without Emilio Nsue

[@TheVanpablo79]

The one I loved was Tony Cascarino, he thought he was Irish for years, turned after years of internationals that wasn’t eligible under any criteria

[@EmpereurNapoleonex]

It's because equatorial guinea failed to pay their fifa protection money

[@Gally663]

We are cap tied to Z's unfinished background

[@kmir1791]

5:40 yachts, luxury cars, 5 star hotels, escorts.. you know.. the usual 😂

[@kotv22]

A man played 1 U21 minute in a tournament like 13 years ago and is now getting done in but Rice played for the Irish national team in two friendlies and can be in every England squad. Fuck FIFA.

[@yummyananas]

Aymeric Laporte was in the French set-up until the U21s then joined Spain. He wasn't even Spanish by ancestry, but Spain gave him citizenship and he switched sides.

[@Mat-gj7lr]

'It's gonna get confusing and it's gonna include Equatorial Guinea' 'You son of a bitch, I'm in'

[@brenaldo]

You know it’s bad when Zeeland be dropping F-bombs

[@wuxiagamescentral]

I took my first sip of alcohol 11 years ago... legally... yes... legally

[@lyonkennedy4892]

NEON LIGHTS!!!!!!

[@RumorThe1st]

Justice for Equatorial Guinea!

[@jonathanharmon2284]

How could anyone NOT already hate FIFA?

[@danielkariithi813]

Zealand you are the best football commentator on KZbin!!!! You are so funny I’m literally howling in my living room. I found you about a month ago and my football KZbin has never been the same. Keep us up brother!!! Organise your desk though 😂

[@dankchill]

Fell off forehead running etc etc etc

[@kieronparr3403]

Nicely summarised

[@MNBlackNBlue]

I see you put as much effort into your bullying as Z has into his room decor

[@jamesbaurus5928]

Don't forget balding

[@spoder22]

Zealand is starting to swear a bit more and i’m here for it

[@SuperJNG18]

I will ALWAYS be happy to see Zea repping NYC FC

[@ceyeff]

Omar mascerall has decided to represent equatorial guniea, so at least you can still say you know one player who plays for the national team

[@azmanmanan2601]

guys got amnesia at inappropriate time

[@thelonewolf115]

Where hat?

[@PedroCV]

I love your thumbnails

[@TrevorBryant-zf4md]

Really Been Enjoying this Content, havent missed a single zealandism.

[@amirilan4435]

Peep Frogioula looks like he had enough of your rants 😂

[@PappaBeardK83]

Most Absurd Lack of Desk and Running Ever

[@EthanSchaner]

The only thing more big, plain and bare than the background of this video is Zealand's massive forehead.

[@crediblesalamander8056]

i mean it's fifa, im sure there's someone somewhere that can be "persuaded" to make this all go away.

[@Phatboino1]

Can we enter Laporte into this convo then? Born in France played for them at every level to under 21 then capped by Spain and played for them since Or am I missing something Mctominay is also another born in England and only qualifies for Scotland as his dad is from there, only difference he never played any youth internationals for England

[@MaurizioMezzatesta]

is that the first time I've heard Z say fuck?

[@Empowerhealthandwellness]

There's something poetic about you talking about a corrupt organization whilst wearing a City Football Group team kit lol

[@damianriley4403]

another day without setting up the desk

[@scdocarlos1633]

Man works from his house, and it's too lazy to fix it up for us. Legendary bum behavior right there

[@demonicsquid7217]

At any moment I'm expecting a very hairy man in a man-kini to pop through the door, look confused for two seconds, say, "Oh, wrong room." Then walk out.

[@sie11pervan]

The more absurd thing about this is that Nsue is a rightback/right wingback/right midfielder for the teams he played for, yet almost solely plays as a striker for Equatorial Guinea.

[@aaronhurst4379]

This reminds me of David Alaba, who while playing at CB/LB in club football, has played almost everywhere else including up front for Austria

[@worra123]

The one-time switch is only possible BEFORE being cap-tied. But didn’t they change the rules for being cap-tied for competitive U21 matches fairly recently. I thought before it was only for senior appearances and given this was in 2011 I thought this should have been legal. But then again I am no expert. So just a genuine question, maybe someone knows the answer

[@rmrerejm123]

Rule should be changed. That is the dumbest shit I've ever seen. 1 minute??? Didn't think I could hate FIFA anymore than I already do

[@ClovzeLeFernandezMatthews]

They changed, in 2021. Now a player is only cap-tied to a NT if he plays more than 3 official matches before his 22nd b'day, or he plays 1 official match (U21/U23 competitions do count) after his 22nd b'day. Munir is the most notable case that benefited from the change. He hadn't been allowed to play for Morocco NT because he played 1 official match for Spain NT (UEFA Euro Qualifiers) when he was 19. After the rule change 2021, his request to switch NT was accepted, and he had played for Morocco NT since.

[@sharedock5374]

You're entirely wrong, Zealand. I already hated FIFA way before this!

[@mohamedhimeur2991]

As an Algerian, we had a couple of players who played for France’s youth teams, guess good thing they retired years ago lol

[@omarkn7506]

This is a case where FEGUIFOOT can genuinely take FIFA to court

[@drewseth_is_h]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA REFERENCE!!!! IM SO HAPPYYYYY

[@nabri-nfg3262]

so they can't fight this

[@samuelschonenberger]

FIFA is actually at a station with the Zurich Zoo and a Uni Sports Center

[@maxl.b.m.y.g.5918]

This is why Statutes of Limitations exist.

[@adamchowdhury9774]

Fifa being Fifa

[@lyonkennedy4892]

You put some respect on Ghana’s name(even though we’re kinda terrible right now and I’ve been supporting US anyways)

[@ChicagoFireFan99]

This is a disgrace. We had a very good chance on making it to 2026

[@TarovGaming]

Peppo Guardiola looks sad. You know why? Because the background looks sad

[@mortiphago]

His name isn't Emiliano lmao

[@Palazzo]

As much as we might not like FIFA, there's very little we can blame them for here, other than taking so long to deal with it. The guy knew he wasn't allowed to play for the country, but continued to do so anyway.

[@dammers03]

Check what just happened in the North Korea - Syria match

[@victricius6788]

Background or PSR breach???

[@boosterseat8159]

z, im gonna need you to list the kits you wear because this nyfc one is kind of fire and i wanna know the year etc. a few others in previous videos have been great though so pls list them in the descriptions or tell us before you start talking about the topic cool thanks bye

[@CrescentCitySweaters]

It’s their current away kit

[@tanjungks]

Hmmm is it gonna be happen for martin paes tho ? 😓😓😓

[@wuxiagamescentral]

The mlre stupid thing is that 1 minute probably wasn't even a proper minute. Probably just 20 seconds

[@guacamoleunited]

"I know who Emiliano Nsue is." While this may be true, sir, who you do not appear to know is Emilio Nsue. Sir...

[@es1135]

New premier league VAR announcement just dropped saying they're going to make stadium announcements about VAR like in MLS. Weren't English people making fun of this just a few weeks ago? Should make a good Zealandism

[@SwanRonsonDonnyJepp]

Pierre Emrick Aubameyang is very loud....You might say he has a right Gabon him 🤫😉😂

[@Creddiam]

Little more north or south? It's literally equitorial

[@huykim4663]

Wikipedia entry to him mentions his passport was fraudulent, with his place of birth info being in EG instead of his real one in Spain

[@f3artem410]

No background in big june 2024 is crazy

[@amsf1]

We have always hated Fifa, the ncaa, the Fia shall i continue?

[@jacoblind5390]

They are significantly better than everyone else in their group except for Tunisia. So I’d say they can still make a run for second and go into the next round for a spot in the inter confederation playoff.

[@stopspyingonme9210]

No this is the crazy dictator guy right?

[@AmoralTom]

You should look up today's result between North Korea v Syria. Syria were 1-0 at half time and suddenly at full time North Korea won 1-0 with a 90th minute goal.

[@mouna5252elle]

What 😮

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

That New York City FC shirt is why people start playing football/soccer. Americans know how to style, could you send someone our way?

[@sparkyalderson]

surely the title should have been, this will make you hate FIFA even more

[@pedrogarc9692]

I actually saw Emilio Nsue score a goal against Murcia CF, my local club, and I was wondering why he was so good 😂😂

[@EgoChip]

Equatorial Guinea get screwed because he played one minute for Spain U21. However, Mancheater City can have 115 charges and continue on like nothing happened. I know it's FIFA and Premier League, and they are different, but come on. This game is so corrupt and incompetent.

[@patrickjensen6660]

As far as I can understand, Nsue's not cap-tied to Spain. He got banned from representing Equatorial Guinea because he used a fake passport. Where does anyone say that he's cap-tied to Spain?

[@edevans9850]

He is their all time top goal scorer! Insane

[@justinstewart-ek9tl]

So how can players like diego costa play for brazil and spain and other players can switch nationality but he cant despite not playing a senior game

[@zaynhuq513]

an intercity legend in my fm save 😢

[@kenkengh0ast813]

The mustache has gone and so has his background. He's lying, he doesn't have it. He has lost the background. Show us proof!

[@midnite382]

I mis the mustache man, why did you had shave it of 😶😂

[@Phatboino1]

I wasn't expecting Equatorial Guinea first thing in a morning but hey ho 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@17Se7enteen]

Someone from Equatorial Guinea is an Equatoguinean

[@gts1300]

Being cap-tied because of a youth tournament is criminally stupid anyways. Just do it for senior tournaments and eventually the Olympics.

[@BlueWoWTaylan]

If such a rule was already around, then all the nation switching players should be banned. Like, are they gonna ban Declan Rice playing for England? Because he played for Ireland through ALL youth levels, then played 3 senior matched, THEN switched. How the hell is that 'OK' but this isn't ?

[@Kaspa969]

He plays in the team that got barca to extra time and lost 4:3 in ro16 of copa del rey 2022/23

[@RubrumCustos]

Kafka would be proud

[@MaurizioMezzatesta]

thank you for shaving the mo

[@optimhuz]

Blud, Euros are around a corner, and you told us to plan watchalongs, set up that couch and tv blud

[@noneedtoknowmyname1610]

Where's the moustache😡😡

[@lorenzomartinez8543]

It's a dumbass rule. It's not EN's fault.

[@yubereightfold]

Hey you leave Oceania alone, New Zealand needs this....