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Line 130: ==International career== After several impressive performances for QPR, Quashie was awarded four England [[England national under-21 football team\|Under-21]] and an England 'B' caps. He is eligible to play for the [[Scotland national football team\|~~Scottish~~Scotland national ~~football~~ team]] through a Scottish grandfather<ref name=parentage/> and, given the opportunity to play international football for Scotland in April 2004, said "I have been asked to prove my grandfather came from Scotland, but that is no problem. He was born in Glasgow and I'd be very interested in playing for Scotland. I'd never given up hope of forcing my way into the full England set-up but I would consider playing for Scotland."<ref>{{cite news \| title = Quashie eyes Scotland duty \| publisher = BBC Sport \| date = 2 April 2004 \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3592413.stm \| access-date = 12 August 2007 }}</ref> Quashie switched his allegiance to Scotland and made his international debut against [[Estonia national football team\|Estonia]] in May 2004.<ref>{{cite news \| title = Estonia 0–1 Scotland \| publisher = BBC Sport \| date = 27 May 2004 \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3751409.stm \| access-date = 12 August 2007 }}</ref> Quashie thus became only the second black player to represent Scotland (after [[Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856)\|Andrew Watson]] in 1881) and the third non white person (after [[Paul Wilson (footballer, born 1950)\|Paul Wilson]] in 1975).<ref>{{cite news \| title = History calls on Quashie \| publisher = BBC Sport \| date = 26 May 2004 \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3751759.stm \| access-date = 12 August 2007}}</ref> He scored in his second game, a 4–1 win over [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team\|Trinidad and Tobago]], a few days later.<ref>{{cite news \| title = Scotland 4–1 Trinidad\| publisher = BBC Sport \| date = 30 May 2004 \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3760581.stm \| access-date = 12 August 2007}}</ref> [[Berti Vogts]] said of him, "Nigel is a fantastic player and a real leader on the pitch. He feels so Scottish and that's great."<ref>{{cite news \| title = Quashie enjoys Scots role \| publisher = BBC Sport \| date = 30 May 2004 \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3762219.stm \| access-date = 12 August 2007}}</ref> In total Quashie made 14 appearances for Scotland, scoring one goal.<ref name = "sfa"/>

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