I'd say it's pretty realistic. I don't know for Asian countries, but European ones can join EU, progress and develop some quality players. Of course you can't expect Nepal to win World Cup any time soon, but some players should make at least minor impact in bigger leagues in a couple of seasons, possibly one or two of them get signed by semi-famous clubs.
In the season 2028-2029, I notice several more or less exotic African countries are doing well on World Rankings: Mali 22nd, Algeria 24th, Tunisia 26th, Gabon 41st, Botswana 46th... Ivory Coast is even 3rd. Asian countries are not as successful (Nepal 190th), but they produced some quality players, most notably one Brunei guy and several Afghan. Keep in mind I don't have these regions selected as active.
And I guess it's much down to luck, as a world class player can emerge anywhere. I had several players worth over 30M€ from small and/or exotic countries like Slovenia, Cyprus, Bolivia, Costa Rica...
In the season 2028-2029, I notice several more or less exotic African countries are doing well on World Rankings: Mali 22nd, Algeria 24th, Tunisia 26th, Gabon 41st, Botswana 46th... Ivory Coast is even 3rd. Asian countries are not as successful (Nepal 190th), but they produced some quality players, most notably one Brunei guy and several Afghan. Keep in mind I don't have these regions selected as active.
And I guess it's much down to luck, as a world class player can emerge anywhere. I had several players worth over 30M€ from small and/or exotic countries like Slovenia, Cyprus, Bolivia, Costa Rica...
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