World Cup players who got rejected by their own country but then got revenge!

World Cup players who got rejected by their own country, but then got revenge. Deco was one of the most gifted young midfielders in Brazil, born in San Bernardo Ducampo. And, like every kid there, he dreamed of one day wearing that famous yellow jersey. But the phone call from Brazil never came. The problem was that Brazil was overflowing with attacking midfielders like Ronaldinho and Revaldo, so a young Deco kept getting passed over, which pushed him to make a bold move and build his whole career in Portugal instead. And after years living there, here in Portuguese citizenship. But the second he picked Portugal, half the country turned on him. Loads of fans felt that if you're born somewhere, that's the country you should play for. And even Portugal's captain Luis Figo would later say the same thing. So, when Deco finally got his first call up in 2003, the pressure on him was massive. And there was one detail that made it even crazier. But of all the teams in the world, look who Portugal drew first. His debut game just so happened to be against Brazil, the country that never wanted him, and Deco stepped up and scored the winning free kick. Giving Portugal their first one over Brazil in 37 years. But that free kick was only the setup for what came three years later. At the 2006 World Cup, both teams showed up in Germany, and while Brazil arrived absolutely loaded before crashing out in the quarter finals, Deco dragged Portugal all the way to the semis, finishing higher than the country that once ignored him.