I think he said when asked a couple of years ago that it would be nice but it wasn't a main driver for him
If he was going to be an All White he really needed to be picked when he was in his prime at the Phoenix, unfortunately he wasn't eligible
His recent citizenship probably has more to do with helping Auckland City out with the Oceania 3+1 rule on foreign players (well besides the fact he has lived in NZ for quite a while now)
Also hasn’t Krishna’s citizenship application been fast tracked?
If Riera was motivated to play for the AWs, he would have tried the same.
The fact he has also given up pro football last few years, shows it was never a big driver.
Broich was definitely sounded out to qualify for Socceroos, so I presume his Germany age group games didn’t affect that - he just wasn’t interested. Good for him.