Would "Team German" be good enough to compete for a cup?

[My3Sons]

Combining German speaking countries always makes me uncomfortable

I'm sure the Swiss players would be less than thrilled to be loaned to another country.

 

[K1900L]

I'm sure the Swiss players would be less than thrilled to be loaned to another country.

I don't think they would need to, because "Team German" doesn't imply "Team Germany", but rather a team built around a shared culture or language. German players wouldn't be more privileged than Swiss-German players in this hypothetical team.

 

[swissdude]

I don't know if the fans would be really enthusiastic. Switerzerland and Germany are archrivals. Imagine how would a Team Alberta with players from the Flames and Oliers be received?

 

[My3Sons]

I don't think they would need to, because "Team German" doesn't imply "Team Germany", but rather a team built around a shared culture or language. German players wouldn't be more privileged than Swiss-German players in this hypothetical team.

See the post below yours . It’s a bit of an odd theme to build a team around. But as a thought exercise there have been people trying to answer the question