The 2022 FIFA World Cup that will be hosted in Qatar in November 2022 will go down in the history as one that will not have most players available of the usual suspects available.
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It is always the dream of most footballers to play at least one World Cup before they call It quit on their football career. However, injuries which is part of the game will not see some of these players play at the first World Cup which will be played during the winter.
England have been hit the most having the highest number of players who will miss the competition after picking an injury representing their clubs. Manchester City duo, Kyle Walker and Kalvin Philips alongside Chelsea’s Reece James are all out of the World Cup.
List of Injured Players Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022
- Raphael Varane (France) – Leg injury
- N’Golo Kante (France) – Hamstring injury.
- Richarlison (Brazil) – Calf injury
- Reece James (England) – Knee Injury
- Diogo Jota (Portugal) – Calf Injury
- Jesus Corona (Mexico) – Ankle Injury
- Alexander Isak (Sweden) – Thigh injury
- Paulo Dybala (Argentina) – Thigh muscle injury
- Boubacar Kamara (France) – Knee ligament injury
- Pedro Neto (Portugal) – Ankle injury
- Arthur Melo (Brazil) – Muscle injury
- Kyle Walker (England) – Groin surgery
- Kalvin Phillips (England) – Shoulder problem
- Paul Pogba (France) – Surgery on damaged meniscus
- Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) – Thigh surgery
- Angel di Maria (Argentina) – Hamstring injury
- Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) – Hamstring injury
