Last update September 28, 2022 by colgadosporelfutbol
TAG: Sports bets
The World Cup is the most anticipated football tournament by fans of this sport and the number of stars that play in the national teams is always striking. The Betfair match odds predict that Brazil will be the big winner, thanks to the presence of strikers like Vinícius Júnior and Neymar. However, there are many who will be absent in this competition. Then, We present the best footballers who will miss the World Cup.
El noruego Erling Haaland
The sports bets they predict that Erling Haaland will become the top scorer in the Champions League. Definitely, He is one of the best players in current football., but will not be able to compete in the World Cup. It is that Norway was relegated to third position in their group during the UEFA Qualifiers, being the Netherlands the winner and Turkey the selected one that stayed with the place of the repechage. The last time the Norwegian team played a World Cup was in 1998, so Haaland will have to wait for others 4 years to try to reach a new classification.
Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had the chance to qualify Gabon for the first time in its history to the World Cup, but he did not achieve his goal. Is that, in the African Qualifiers they finished second in group F below Egypt, the team that, Finally, lost in the third round against Senegal. Meanwhile, Aubameyang is still one of the best strikers the Premier League has, even though, moment, he will only be able to show off his skills at Chelsea.
The Italian Marco Verratti
Italy is the great absentee of the World Cup, after losing qualification to North Macedonia in the play-off. In fact, The last time the Italian team played a World Cup was in the Brazil edition 2014. A) Yes, PSG midfielder, Marco Verratti, he will miss out on bringing glory back to his national team.
The Egyptian Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah was one of the figures of Russia 2018, but he will not participate in a new World Cup. Is that Egypt was left out of the classification, after losing to Senegal on penalties in the Africa Qualifiers. Now, the Liverpool striker will not be able to vindicate the Egyptian team after being disqualified in the group stage of the last edition of the World Cup.
Slovenian Jan Oblak
Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak is one of the best in the world. But nevertheless, he will not be able to show all his goalkeeping skills in Qatar 2022, after Slovenia underperformed in EUFA Qualifying. Now, Oblak will have to wait for others 4 years to try to play the most important competition in intercontinental football.
Haaland, Aubameyang, Verrati, Salah and Oblak are just some of the best players who will miss the World Cup. Players like the Algerian Riyad Mahrez complete the list, the Colombian Luis Díaz and the Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic.