Mariagabriela Gracia y Darwin Silva
The Qatar 2022 World Cup will have the luminaries of today’s soccer competing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, players like Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappé, Lewandowski, and Harry Kane will give their all to become champions. But there are also players who, despite playing at a high level, will not be able to participate in Qatar 2022. Here we tell you who these players are and the reasons why they will not be in the first World Cup to be played in the Middle East.
Six Players Absent From Qatar 2022
1. The Best Player of 2022 Will Be One of the Big Players Absent From Qatar 2022
Karim Benzema managed to break the dominance of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (around the prize awarded annually by the French magazine France Football). The French player won the Ballon d’Or 2022, a well-deserved distinction after shining and winning La Liga and the UEFA Champions League this season. Not to mention that the Real Madrid star scored a spectacular amount of 15 goals in Europe’s top competition.
All this success foreshadowed that Benzema would have a dream World Cup Qatar 2022, we all imagined Karim being the top scorer of the World Cup and receiving congratulatory hugs for winning the Ballon d’Or. But this will not be the case because Benzema is suffering from an injury in the rectus femoris of the left quadriceps, which is why the player himself decided to withdraw from the team so that another healthy player could take his place and help the French national team to have a good World Cup.
A real pity especially since he didn’t play in the Russia 2018 World Cup either.
We will see him again with Real Madrid scoring important goals and making beautiful assists.
2. Sadio Mané and His Big Heart Will Not Be at the Qatar 2022 World Cup
The Senegalese player has proven to be one of the best players of the last five years. The important role he played at Liverpool FC where he helped to win the European Champions League (2019) and the Premier League (2020) supports this claim. And as if that was not enough, at the beginning of 2022 he lifted the African Championship trophy with the national team of his country Senegal.
From 2022 until 2025 Mané will play for Bayern Munich. The Senegalese will surely delight the fans of his new team with his spectacular style of play and help them win more titles.
However, Mané is not only about titles and goals, he also likes to help the people of Bambali, where he was born. He has donated significant amounts of money to build a hospital and a free secondary school in his country. In addition, he donated USD 46,000 to the Covid-19 committee in Senegal and pays approximately USD 70 per month to each family in Bambali.
All these beautiful actions made him worthy of the Socrates Award. This award was created in 2022 by France Football magazine to recognize the player who participated the most in social causes during the previous season.
Unfortunately, this great player and better human being will not be at the Qatar 2022 World Cup because he is currently suffering from a knee tendon problem.
Mané is barely 30 years old, so we expect to see him at the 2026 World Cup.
3. Sergio Ramos Will Not Be Able to Fulfill His Dream of Participating in His Fifth World Cup
Although Sergio Ramos was having a good season at PSG, Luis Enrique decided not to call him up to represent Spain at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Possibly the injuries suffered by the player during the year 2021 made the Spanish coach doubt the physical condition of one of the best defensive players in the world.
Luis Enrique ended up favoring a defensive line that included Dani Carvajal, César Azpilicueta, Eric García, Hugo Guillamón, Pau Torres, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba, and Alejandro Balde. A combination of youth and experience can help you have a good World Cup.
Another element that may have played a role in the decision to leave Sergio Ramos out was to avoid the pressure that would have been exerted by the press and fans for Sergio Ramos to play a lot of minutes in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Something that Luis Enrique would not have been able to bear.
Sergio Ramos will have to watch the World Cup from home with his wife and children. At least he won’t have such a hard time because his wife is a real beauty.
4. Kante, One of the Best Midfielders in the World, Will Not Be at the Qatar 2022 World Cup
N’ Golo Kanté, the midfielder who helped France win the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Chelsea the Champions League in 2021, will not be in the squad for Qatar 2022.
Kante failed to recover 100 % from his biceps femoris injury, so he had to give up his aspiration to lead the French team’s midfield.
All soccer fans will miss the passion, dedication, and genius that Kanté shows every time he takes the field. The memory of how he worked so well with Paul Pogba (who will also be absent for Qatar 2022) and Coretin Tolisso in midfield during the Qatar 2022 World Cup is indelible.
5. One of Today’s Best Right Wingers Will Be Absent From Qatar
The soccer world will not be able to enjoy the speed, ball control, and effectiveness in front of the goal of one of the best soccer players in the world today, we are referring to Liverpool and Egyptian national team right winger Mohamed Salah.
Mané’s Senegal eliminated Salah and Egypt from the Qatar 2022 World Cup in a penalty shootout. Another World Cup in which we will not be able to see the Egyptian star’s talent on display.
Recall that Salah arrived at the Russia 2018 World Cup injured and despite scoring two goals, he could not prevent his national team from bowing out of the World Cup in the group stage, without even scoring a point.
Fortunately, Salah is only 30 years old so there is a chance to see him at the 2026 World Cup.
6. Haaland Is Undoubtedly One of the Big Players Absent From Qatar 2022
Norway finished third in Group G of the European qualifiers, behind the Netherlands and Turkey, and therefore missed out on the play-offs. Thus Haaland became the first major soccer star to be left out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
It won’t be in Qatar 2022 before we see the Norwegian monster display his full power, which includes 23 goals and 3 assists in 18 appearances for Manchester City.
The good news is that Haaland is only 22 years old, so now he will have a chance to qualify for a World Cup.
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