Top ten football stars to miss 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The World Cup is the biggest showcase event in football.

It is expected that the game’s biggest names will put on their best performances and help their teams reach new heights while also mesmerising fans.

But some of the football world’s biggest superstars will not be plying their trade at this year’s event in Qatar that kicks off on November 20.

Of the 211 FIFA member nations, only 32 were able to book a spot at the World Cup 2022, causing heartbreak to players such as Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Gianluigi Donnarumma as Norway, Egypt and Italy were among the teams which failed to qualify.

Here is a list of 10 players missing from the World Cup due to their teams’ failure to qualify for the tournament, according to Al Jazeera:

1. Erling Haaland – Norway
2. Mohamed Salah – Egypt
3. David Alaba – Austria
4. Riyad Mahrez  – Algeria
5. Martin Odegaard – Norway
6. Gianluigi Donnarumma – Italy
7. Franck Kessie – Ivory Coast
8. Luis Diaz – Colombia
9. Marco Verratti – Italy
10. Victor Osimhen – Nigeria