Top players who will miss the World Cup due to injury

Marco Reus with Germany

The World Cup is the dream of every football fan since they were a child. Playing in the street and imagining that you are playing in a full stadium representing your country, to lift the biggest and most beautiful trophy in world football, is beautiful.

Many have the opportunity to do so, while others settle for playing in the World Cup, which in itself is an opportunity for privileged people. Missing out on what is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because of injury hurts a lot.

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These are the top 5 players who will miss the World Cup in Qatar due to injury.

5) Paul Pogba

The talented French midfielder has some hope, but it looks very unlikely that we will see him display his talents on the Arabian pitches. Pogba suffered a meniscus injury and immediately feared the worst.

The doctors told him that he could be operated on, but that the recovery time could be much longer, and he would miss the World Cup, so he decided to go for a more conservative treatment, in order to defend the championship he won in Russia, of which he was a very important part.

The problem was that the treatment worsened the situation, and it was recently reported that he was almost certain to miss the tournament. This brought him a lot of criticism, as he was seen at many more social engagements than in his recovery. 

Pogba has a very low chance of appearing in Qatar, with him, France gains an attacking presence and a lot of leadership. Will he make it? 

It is known that he is accelerating his recovery. We’ll have to wait and see.

4) Ronald Araujo

The Barcelona defender was at a spectacular level. Undisputed starter with Barcelona and key in Uruguay’s defence. Araujo has a lot of courage and pride, he has played injured and injured, but he does not hide, for him, his team comes first.

On a FIFA international break with his national team, he injured his thigh, and as soon as he arrived in Barcelona, he was diagnosed with a serious injury. He was advised to have surgery, but this would mean missing the World Cup, but he was guaranteed that there would be no relapse and that he would be fine. But if he opted for conservative treatment to make it to the World Cup his career was in danger.

He decided to have the operation and miss the World Cup because he knows that his career is just beginning and that he can play the 2026 World Cup to the full. This shows quite a lot of emotional maturity. It is known that the player is a bit affected by not going to the World Cup, but he wants to get stronger to get his revenge.

3) Marco Reus

The German is unlucky in international tournaments. He missed the World Cup in Brazil and the Euro 2016 due to injury, for Russia he was slightly injured and could not help Germany to defend the title. For this World Cup, he was expected to be his last and he was in very good form.

But in a Bundesliga match, he was injured, the stretcher had to come out for him, and with tears in his eyes, the fans feared the worst. Reus seems to be unable to recover and will be left out of the German squad.

Reus is a very talented but injury-prone player. He has only played in one World Cup and has not been able to exploit his full potential, because when he finds the peak of his abilities he gets injured.

This time Qatar is getting further away every day. He has hope, but he won’t be in-game rhythm and that’s not good for the level of the German national team. He will have to work hard in a very short time to achieve a miracle.

2) Reece James 

One of the best full-backs in the world will miss Qatar due to injury. It has just been confirmed that England has lost one of their leaders in their quest for a second world title.

In the Champions League game against Milan, he suffered a knee injury, and it was immediately confirmed that it was serious. The doctors of the English federation do not want to rule him out so quickly, they know that he has a minimum percentage of recovery, but the problem with these injuries is the relapse.

If he is called up, plays, and then gets injured again, it is possible that the player could be out for well over a year. James knows this and does not want to risk it. His future is quite big, and he prefers to stop and support the three lions from the stands.

The treatment is eight weeks, but they want to shorten it, the last word is up to the player who is in favour of waiting. Without him, England will lose a lot of leadership and an important attacking force on the right side. 

1) Ngolo Kanté

One of the best midfielders and players on the planet could not recover from a hamstring injury and is officially out of the World Cup in Qatar. A very hard blow for the world champions who are losing Pogba and Kanté.

Ngolo is perhaps one of the most decisive players in the world and was key in winning the world title in Russia. He offends and defends like very few players in the world, he is perhaps the best box-to-box player in the world today.

His injury was initially not expected to last this long. But when he was re-evaluated for medical clearance, it was determined that he was not yet healthy and would need much more time to recover. 

This obviously hurt the player who has the most contagious smile in world football. His work ethic will surely bring him back much better, but for the World Cup, he will most likely not play.

These injuries open the door for other players who might not normally be considered so highly, but being so close to the World Cup is too much pressure. For many of them the dream is over, will they make it to another World Cup?