Who are the 4 players of Indian origin entering the FIFA World Cup? Which country will they play for?

FIFA World Cup 2026 is starting from 11th June. A small country like Curaçao, whose population is only around 1.5 lakh, is also participating in this tournament being jointly hosted by America, Canada and Mexico. At the same time, playing in the Mahakumbh of football still remains a distant dream for India. However, a little good news for Indian football fans is that 4 such players are going to enter this tournament, whose roots are connected to India.

These 4 players are Sarpreet Singh, Samuel Moutousamy, Nishan Velupille and Tahseen Mohammed, who are following the footsteps of French midfielder Vikas Dhorasu. Dhorasu played in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Dhorasu’s ancestors were residents of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. Now let’s take a look at 4 other players who are ready to show their talent in the FIFA World Cup.

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Sarpreet Singh

Sarpreet Singh, born in a Punjabi family in Auckland, is included in the New Zealand team. Sarpreet has played 24 international matches for New Zealand so far, in which he has scored 3 goals. He has played in the Inter-Continental Cup held in Mumbai in 2018. A year later, Sarpreet became the first player of Indian origin to play in the German First Division League. He debuted for Bayern Munich in 2019. Sarpreet was part of the Bayern Munich team that won the Bundesliga title in the 2019-2020 season.

Samuel Moutousamy

Samuel Moutousamy will be seen in Congo jersey in the World Cup. Although he was born in France. His mother is of Congolese origin and his father is of Tamil origin. According to FIFA rules, a player can play for a national team only if his biological mother, biological father or grandparents were born in that country and the player must also have a passport of that country. Under this rule, France-born Moutousamy is playing for Congo, because his mother’s roots are linked to this African country. Moutousamy has played 57 matches for Kangee so far.

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Nishan Velupilli

Nishan Veluppille, who is included in the Australian team, has an Anglo-Indian mother and a Tamilian of Sri Lankan origin. The 25-year-old winger is one of the 17 players in Australia’s 26-man squad who will be playing for the first time in the FIFA World Cup. Veluppille has scored 3 goals in 7 matches for Australia. He scored all these goals in the World Cup qualifiers. He plays for Melbourne Victory in Australia’s top tier, the A-League.

Tehseen Mohammad Jamshed

Qatar winger Tahseen Mohammad Jamshed’s parents are from Kerala. His parents shifted from Kannur to Qatar in 2006. Tahseen’s father Jamshed has played for Calicut University. He is a resident of Thalassery. Tahseen’s mother Shyama comes from Valapattanam near Kannur.

Doha-born Tahseen will turn 20 during this FIFA World Cup. He made his international debut against Afghanistan in 2024 during the Asian Qualifier group match of this tournament. After this, Tahseen also took part in two international friendly matches against Zimbabwe and Ireland. However, he has not been able to score any goals so far.