Valorant National Teams

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Usz7

I was just thinking — if Riot suddenly decided to host a World Cup of Valorant (like in football).
Each country could only pick players with the same nationality. How would teams look like and which one would dominate the scene in 2025?

My take for top contenders:

USA (there's so many to chose from) - Zekken Som, Leaf, Brawk, Ethan

Turkey - Xeus, Woot, Alfajer, Riens, Ruxic

Russia - Soimething, Nats, Suygetsu, Chronicle, Jemkin

Honorable mentions
Poland with Kaajak, Profek, Westside, Kamo, Patitek
Korea with a mix of T1 and DRX roster

Curious what you all think — who could actually go up against them and with what roster.
Do you agree with my list? what would you change?

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I_LOVE_LESS

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Less
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URANGOATTTTTT

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pkkkk

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wheres saadhgoat

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saadhak is from argentina 💔

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Usz7

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I was 100% sure he's from Brazil :o You learn something everyday

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Divine_Thunder

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i always wonder how did they communicate cuz argentina speaks spanish and brazilians speaks portuguese,no?

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foythvlr

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Spanish is close to Portuguese
A lot of Latam South players play on BR server
Saadhak has a brazilian wife and have been playing in Brasil forever he knows portuguese enough

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ohh

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pkkkk

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im actually so fuckign stupid how tf did i forget about this

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Divine_Thunder

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happens LOL. he blended in so good that everyone forgets about this

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not brasilian

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KiwiJuice

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urangoat

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CrackedDuelist

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korea, russia and usa gonna be the strongest

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Divine_Thunder

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brazil too

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CrackedDuelist

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ah yes, forgot about them; all the players being split and then less being in vitality made me forget them, but honestly they at most will be 4th/5th competing with china, korea, us and russia are top 3

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Divine_Thunder

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yeah true. they will be better than china tho

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CrackedDuelist

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but honestly chinese team will be edg, without s1mon you can include slowly and then theoretically they are better than brazil as aspas and kk, chichoo and less are close and rest all will be china diff as i don't think there are other brazilian players in tier 1 who are considered to be one of the top players at their role, i believe china will be slightly better but thats my opinion

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Divine_Thunder

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china has more variety imo but brazilians are all top talents. considering the experience less,aspas,pAncada bring into the team. i feel like brazil will be better

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saudi arabia:

exit
khaalid
spyzera
recoil
moh

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9wntr

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we are making a run.

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moh should be in franchise this next year

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9wntr

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kc moh and move suygetsu back to senti
moh + avez = synergy
senti suy = comfort (good on smokes but id imagine he wants to be on senti more)

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AGlover

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-marteen +f4ngeer and this team will win everything

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1dan1x

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russia #1
usa #2
korea #3
turkey #4
brazil #5

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pkkkk

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canda - fns
tenz/marved
mada
jonahp
eeiu
ik, im cooking

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Usz7

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I was thinking about that but 2 retired players is what was worrying me :D
Looks good on paper tho!

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pkkkk

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ty ty

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China - zmjkk, smoggy, chichoo, knight, idk

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slowly

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pkkkk

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how can i forget the goat

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no

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yosemite
autumn
BerLIN
Life

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Japan

Meiy
Aace
BRIAN
yatsuka
Dep

Coach NorthernLights and Norisen

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Usz7

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I totally forgot about coaching staff. But if there are rules like in football then coaches could be from regions outside their nationality.

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Akhmyed

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Unfortunately, the only countries that can make a full national roster including coaching staff are Korea, China, USA, Turkiye, maybe Russia

Others will struggle to find a full tier 1 roster with coaching staff too

Also Korea has an edge because of the diversity of players/staff, they literally have 4 full Korean teams that can be good

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Asto3

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Brazil

Aspas - Duel
Less - Senti
Basic - Ini
Spike - Flex
Cortezia - Smokes

number 1 in the world.

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pkkkk

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maybe pancada for smokes? idk

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cortezia clears him rn

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FahadKinq

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India
skrossi
lighting fast
Cs forsaken
ionx2
fahadkinq
(forsaken carries or instant disband)

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Finland

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South Korea +stew

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Chile: Melser smokes, Shyy senti, keznit Duelist, kiNgg flex/IGL, Mazino initiator
France: sh1n smokes, TakaS senti, Veqaj Duelist, CyvOph flex, Enzo initiator/IGL
UK: Boaster smokes/IGL, benjyfishy senti, Keiko Duelist, Lime flex, soulcas initiator

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obliqueobserver

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Indonesia can make up a team, but i don't really have enough ball knowledge to build a 'good' team
But here's mine regardless:
Monyet/nakya (duelist)
Xffero (sentinel)
Forsaken (flex)
Kushy/woody (initiator)
Mindfreak/gotten (controller)

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AGlover

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splash for duelist and natz for sentinel

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obliqueobserver

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I concur.

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bonkashi

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uk:
keiko
boaster
benjyfishy
soulcas
waddle/anguist/ the best t2 player they can find

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AGlover

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sevire the goat

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darkTaivas

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How on earth is Xeus in the 1st Turkish team? He's the most overhyped player this year.

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X3nial

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HYUNMIN or T3xture
Meteor
MaKo
iZu (Flex)
Munckin or Stax (igl)

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mojhito5

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Igl mako no?

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Gutssz

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Wo0t - Duelist
Ruxic - Controller
MrFalin - Flex IGL
Riens - Init
Alfajer - Senti

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Usz7

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It might work better than my proposition :P

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Gutssz

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yeah because you did not put any igl player, we need fallin or we just gonna play bad

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SnorlaxEnjoyer

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https://www.vlr.gg/544765/val-world-cup-rosters/#53

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xraywal

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Turkey has seriously produced some crazy top talent in the past few years.

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k4pril

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There has been turnament like this in CS every year.
They should do this in off season 100%

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Galactc

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Spain
Fitihno
Guardy
Lowel
Saiz
Vorwenn
Wins the whole thing because I said so

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PINTO0

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Mited (Smokes IGL)
Darker (Flex)
Jow (Sentinel)
Mxfia (Initiator)
Drakk (Duelist)