Ten players missing out on World Cup 2022 due to injury

Listed below are some gamers who helped their groups qualify, are adequate to be in squad however then miss the flight because of an unlucky harm.

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Pogba's absence will probably be felt by France [Franck Fife/Reuters]

Enjoying within the World Cup might be the dream of each footballer and the head of their profession.

Some, like Pele, not solely participated within the event greater than as soon as, but additionally went on to raise the trophy on a number of events.

However some prime footballers finish their careers with out making it to the event.

A few of these assist their crew qualify and are adequate to be within the squad, however then miss the flight because of an unlucky harm.

Listed below are 10 prime footballers who're lacking out on World Cup 2022 because of harm, with a particular point out for France’s Karim Benzema who received dominated out a day earlier than the beginning of the World Cup.

Paul Pogba (France)

Maybe the most important identify on the checklist, Paul Pogba – a World Cup and Euro winner with France, worldwide star, and most significantly, very important member of the French crew – won't be obtainable this time as they give the impression of being to defend their title in Qatar.

Pogba underwent surgical procedure in September for a knee harm and won't get better in time as France open their title defence on November 22 towards Australia.

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France’s Paul Pogba (c) has been an integral a part of the nationwide crew [Vadim Ghirda, Pool]

Sadio Mane (Senegal)

Senegal’s star ahead Sadio Mane was on the roster for Qatar however needed to be withdrawn two days earlier than the event’s opening match on Sunday. Mane suffered a leg harm whereas taking part in for his membership Bayern Munich earlier this month.

The information didn't go down properly with the Senegalese followers as their hopes for the success of the Teranga Tigers lay on Mane’s shoulders. Senegal play their first match towards the Netherlands on November 21.

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Mane led Senegal to AFCON glory earlier this yr REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Picture

Marcus Reus (Germany)

Marcus Reus has had his share of unhealthy luck in terms of the World Cup.

The 33-year-old missed the 2014 version because of harm, and his crew went on to raise the trophy. Reus was set to make a comeback after harm and be a part of Hansi Flick’s German facet for the 2022 World Cup, just for him to worsen the harm on his ankle and be dominated out but once more.

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Marco Reus has now missed two World Cups by way of harm REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Diogo Jota (Portugal)

Considered one of Portugal’s fundamental males in assault, Diogo Jota would have been among the many first names in his crew’s beginning XI throughout their World Cup marketing campaign. However Jota suffered a calf harm representing his membership Liverpool throughout a league match in October.

Whereas Jota didn't require surgical procedure, the rehabilitation interval from his harm will probably be lengthy sufficient to maintain him out of the World Cup. Pundits have put down Portugal among the many favourites for the event and lacking Jota might have an enormous impact on their possibilities.

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Diogo Jota has been an integral member of this Portugal facet (Picture by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP) (AFP)

Amine Harit (Morocco)

Most of Amine Harit’s Moroccan teammates had already landed in Qatar when he sustained an harm that might put him out of the World Cup. The Marseille ahead suffered a knee harm in his final membership recreation earlier than heading out for Doha.

The 25-year-old was carried off on a stretcher. The pictures broke Moroccan hearts. Native media shops had been flooded with messages of assist from his teammates, and Harit will reportedly journey to Qatar to assist his crew in the course of the event.

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Amine Harit took half within the 2018 World Cup for Iran REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Arthur Melo (Brazil)

In a kind of incidents when a participant will get injured with out even being concerned in a match, the Brazilian midfielder injured his left thigh whereas coaching at his membership Liverpool. The harm occurred in October and can preserve Melo out of the World Cup.

The 22-year-old confirmed his despair in an Instagram put up: “It comes simply at a time when, after big effort and many arduous work, I used to be prepared to ascertain myself in my new crew and decided to combat for my dream of taking part in on the World Cup.”

With age on his facet, Melo should get one other probability to play in a World Cup.

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Arthur Melo had moved to Liverpool to kickstart his profession (Shutterstock)

N’Golo Kante (France)

France coach Didier Deschamps can have an N’Golo Kante-sized gap in his midfield when the crew takes to the pitch towards Australia of their event opener. The varied midfield maestro suffered a critical hamstring harm final month, which has dominated him out till January.

The 33-year-old was a key cog within the French midfield when the Les Blues received their second World Cup 4 years in the past. He was France’s man of the match in a few of the video games throughout their run to the event and has since been an everyday identify on the crew sheet.

It stays to be seen if he will probably be match and in kind when the subsequent World Cup comes round, however age doesn't appear to be on his facet.

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Kante was a key member of France’s 2018 World Cup profitable facet. (Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP) (AFP)

Yuta Nakayama (Japan)

Along with an extended checklist of forwards and midfielders who've knocked themselves out of the World Cup, Japan’s Yuta Nakayama is a kind of working in defence.

The 25-year-old suffered an Achilles harm whereas taking part in for his English membership Huddersfield City earlier this month. Nakayama has earned 17 caps with Japan and was in coach Hajime Moriyasu’s Qatar-bound squad till he received injured earlier this month.

Japan open their marketing campaign towards Germany on November 23.

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Yuta Nakayama in motion towards Brazil in a pleasant earlier this yr REUTERS/Issei Kato

Jojo Wallacott (Ghana)

Ghana’s crew can look forward to finding loads of assist in Qatar after they open their World Cup marketing campaign towards Portugal on November 24. Nonetheless, they are going to be lacking the defensive capabilities of their goalkeeper Jojo Wallacott who has been dominated out of the event with a finger harm.

Wallacott performs membership soccer at Charlton Athletic in England, and was overlooked of the 26-man squad lower than every week earlier than the beginning of the World Cup.

Stories in Ghanian media urged Wallacott should journey with the squad however won't participate within the event.

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Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina)

Argentina are among the many favourites to raise the trophy in Qatar, and never simply due to a sure Lionel Messi.

The 2014 finalists have a strong checklist of gamers of their squad, and a Copa America title to their identify. Probably the most essential figures of that title win, nevertheless, will probably be lacking in motion in Qatar.

Giovani Lo Celso, a significant a part of the Argentinian midfield, was dominated out after a muscle tear final month. Lo Celso is so vital to teach Lionel Scaloni that he has mentioned there isn't any alternative for the 26-year-old midfielder. “Numerically there's a alternative, however football-wise there may be not,” Scaloni informed reporters earlier this month.

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Giovani Lo Celso had struck up an excellent partnership with Messi for Argentina REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

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