Seven Players Who Will Miss the World Cup Due To Injury

Some major football stars have been forced out of the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar due to injury.

Karim Benzema, the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner, and Sadio Mane, his runner-up, will not be competing on the global stage this year.

Prior to the world cup, the Frenchman seemed to be battling an injury return, but he was yesterday ruled out from the international competition owing to a thigh injury and this has been a major setback for Didier Deschamps, his squad, and even the whole World who are eager to watch the Player of the year in action.

Sadio Mane was believed to be healthy enough to compete in the World Cup, and it was said that using witch doctors would help him stay that way. However, reality has been shown to be funnier than any sort of science.

Naija News highlights Ten players who will miss the World Cup game due to injury

Karim Benzema

A left thigh injury sustained by Real Madrid’s attacker during training on Saturday will prevent him from competing in the 2022 World Cup. Didier Deschamps put on a lot of hope to select the Frenchman for his team, but the player has always been a question for the event.

Paul Pogba

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Paul Pogba has not played for Juventus since rejoining Juventus from Manchester United. As a result of his inability to fully heal from a knee injury, Pogba, a vital part of France’s World Cup-winning team in 2018, will not play in the 2022 tournament.

N’Golo Kanté

Kante is another key member of Didier Deschamps’ team, but the Frenchman suffered an injury on August 14 during Chelsea’s 2-2 tie with Tottenham that has kept him out of all 10 of the team’s games. Since Chelsea issued the news on his injury update, the Player’s comeback to the squad has been difficult, and he has since been excluded from the World Cup event.

Diogo Jota

The 25-year-old Portuguese international, who everyone wants to see play at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, will be out for an extended period of time after suffering a calf injury during Liverpool’s 1-0 victory against Man City, according to his manager, Jurgen Klopp, it is a really terrible news for him and even for his national team when Jota collided with the ball in the sixth minute of stoppage time on Sunday at Anfield Stadium.

Coutinho

After suffering a quad injury that kept him out of Aston Villa’s victory against Manchester United, Philippe Coutinho’s already tenuous chances of representing Brazil at the World Cup was seriously jeopardised. It would have been a great addition to Tite’s squad and also a decision that would have been more perplexing for the manager.

Sadio Mané

Mane’s injury was sustained during Bayern’s 6-1 victory against Werder Bremen on November 8. The team described his injury the day after the game as a head of fibula bone damage to his lower right leg when he was replaced after 20 minutes of play. The attacker, who had previously been selected for Alliou Cisse’s World Cup squad, has now been formally disqualified from the tournament, dealing a significant blow to his country’s national team.

Reece James

The 22-year-old sustained an injury during Chelsea’s matchup with AC Milan. Gareth Southgate decided to omit the left-back since his chances of returning seem bleak. However, it would have been wonderful for all football fans to watch him play for his country after a fantastic performance this season.