Some of the stars from Europe and South America will have to go through the playoffs to reach Qatar 2022; other great players have already been left out
One of the most important figures to miss the World Cup is Dortmund attacker Erling Haaland, considered by many to be the best center forward in the world. Haaland was unable to help Norway in the final qualifying rounds due to injury and Martin Odegaard was unable to guide his country to Qatar. Norway finished in third place in Group G with a Turkey that managed to sign good results in the last days that allowed them to qualify for the playoffs.
Like Haaland and Odegaard, LaLiga stars Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid) and David Alaba (Real Madrid) will not be at the World Cup in November next year. Oblak was unable to help Slovenia qualify by finishing the qualifiers in fourth place in Group H which was won by Croatia.
Some of the stars from Europe and South America will have to go through the playoffs to reach Qatar 2022. Getty Images
The UEFA World Cup qualifiers the selections that won their direct ticket to the next World Cup were finished and defined, as well as the squads that will have one last chance to qualify thanks to the playoffs.
Until now, Qatar 2022 The presence of great world football figures is assured, but there are also very important names that will not be there and others whose participation in the greatest football festival is at risk.
For its part, Praise Nor did it manage to be a factor for Austria to qualify for the World Cup. David is one of the most important defenders in Europe and was one of the stars of the last transfer window to sign with Real Madrid from Bayern Munich.
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Similarly, the Inter Milan striker, Edin Dzeko, he will not be in Qatar after Bosnia and Herzegovina finished far short of the World Cup spots in Group D won by reigning World Champions France.
Other international figures who will miss the World Cup are Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Samir Handanovic (Slovenia), Milan Skriniar (Slovakia), Henrij Mkhitaryan (Armenia), Franck Kessie, Nicolas Pepe, Eric Bertrand Bailly Y sebastien haller (Ivory Coast)
On the other hand, at risk of missing the 2022 World Cup is the Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo. The ‘Bicho’ failed to prevent Portugal from falling 1-2 to Serbia and now the Lusitanians will play their ticket to Qatar in the playoffs.
Similarly, footballers such as Federico Chiesa, Nicolo Barella, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Lorenzo Insigne and Jorginho (Ballon d’Or candidate) could miss the next World Cup with Italy drawing on the last day of the UEFA qualifiers against Northern Ireland . The current European champion can still qualify for the World Cup via playoffs but the ghosts of 2017 when they lost against Sweden in that same instance will be present in the minds of all fans. The ‘Azurra’ could be left out of their second World Cup in a row.
Another striker who could miss out on the World Cup is Robert Lewandowski, one of the favorites to win the Ballon d’Or after the extraordinary numbers he has signed with Munich in recent seasons. Poland and ‘Lewa’ will play the playoffs after finishing in second place in Group I.
In South America, figures like Durvan Zapata, Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez, John Square Y David Ospina they might not be at the World Cup with Colombia out of the direct ticketing booths.
Uruguay, like Colombia, is currently outside of Qatar as it is located far from the World Cup berths, so fans may not enjoy the quality of elements such as Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani Y Federico Valverde.
The CONMEBOL qualifiers They are defined until the end of March of next year, so the classification could undergo important changes.