5 players who could miss the World Cup due to injuries × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football 2022 FIFA World Cup Listicle 5 star players who could miss the 2022 World Cup due to injury By Xavier Okere Modified Oct 15, 2022 01:42 PM IST Follow Us Comment Share Chelsea FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League The FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest competition in football. Every four years, nations around the world compete for the biggest and most coveted trophy in international football. For this reason, the dream of every footballer is to wear their nation's colors and represent the Mundial. The 2022 edition of the World Cup will kick off on November 20 in Qatar. Players whose countries have qualified for the tournament all have their eyes on making their nation's squads. However, some players have been unfortunate to have picked up knocks that have put their chances of playing in the competition in doubt. Without further ado, we shall look at five star players who could miss the World Cup due to injuries. #5 Paulo Dybala AS Roma v US Lecce - Serie A Paulo Dybala is one of the biggest stars who might not make an appearance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 28-year-old Argentina star suffered an injury which has ruled him out for a period of four to six weeks. He picked up a knock to his left quadriceps just a few minutes after scoring Roma's second goal in their 2-1 victory over Leece on October 9. GOAL@goalPrayers up for Paulo Dybala's World Cup hopes 13962602Prayers up for Paulo Dybala's World Cup hopes https://t.co/h4mdpeOJg2 Dybala has been in brilliant form since joining the Rome club from Juventus on a free transfer. He has registered seven goals and two assists in 11 games across competitions for Jose Mourinho's side this term. His potential absence will be a big blow to the Argentine national team at Qatar. #4 Reece James AC Milan v Chelsea FC: Group E - UEFA Champions League Chelsea and England defender Reece James is one of the most highly-rated left-backs in the world at the moment. Since bursting into the limelight with the London club in 2019, the 22-year-old has established himself to become one of the best in his positions for both club and country. James has been in good form this season, scoring two goals and creating two assists in 11 appearances for Chelsea. However, his chances of playing in his first-ever World Cup hangs in the balance as it stands. B/R Football@brfootballReece James' knee injury is worse than originally expected and he could miss the World Cup for England, per multiple sources261232349Reece James' knee injury is worse than originally expected and he could miss the World Cup for England, per multiple sources https://t.co/kWvns2sD0k The Englishman recently suffered a knee injury when Chelsea faced AC Milan on October 11 in the UEFA Champions League. He was subsistuted after 62 minutes as the Blues defeated their Ita;ian counterparts 2-0 at the San Siro. According to reports, he will visit a specialist in the coming days to acertain the seriousness and degree of the injury. #3 Paul Pogba Juventus v Chivas - Preseason Friendly Paul Pogba has been ruled out since the summer. In July, a few weeks after completing a free transfer back to Juventus, the French international tore a meniscus in his right knee and has since been sidelined. He was a key member of the French side who conquered the world four years ago in Russia. Unfortunately, the 29-year-old chances of helping Les Blues defend their world title is unrealistic. Even if he returns before the tournament begins, Pogba will be out of shape and form which automatically rules him out of Qatar 2022. #2 N Golo Kante Chelsea v Leicester City - Premier League Chelsea star midfielder N'Golo Kante is another top player who we probably won't see on duty at the World Cup. The French international is currently suffering from a recurring hamstring injury. Kante picked up this knock when Chelsea played Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on August 14. The 31-year-old has not featured for the Blues since then, and is set to be out for a few more months. Fabrizio Romano@FabrizioRomano“It’s a setback, it’s not good news”. Graham Potter, worried for N’Golo Kanté situation after new injury. #CFC“He's due to see a consultant at the weekend. It’s not positive news… I can't give you anymore”.234701418“It’s a setback, it’s not good news”. Graham Potter, worried for N’Golo Kanté situation after new injury. #CFC“He's due to see a consultant at the weekend. It’s not positive news… I can't give you anymore”. https://t.co/KUJTaIeyNt He played a crucial role during his team's triumph in Russia in 2018, registering a total of 595 minutes across seven games as France were crowned champions. #1 Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund v FC Schalke 04 - Bundesliga Marco Reus' football career has been consistently marred by injuries. The German international has not delivered to his full potential due to one injury or the other in the past few years. He missed out on Germany's World Cup triumph in 2014 due to an ankle injury and could miss out on Qatar 2022 for the same reason. SPORTbible@sportbible 2014 World Cup 2016 Euros 2021 Euros 2022 World CupMarco Reus has been stretchered off for Dortmund just two months before the start of the WC. His injury record is devastating 3154141 2014 World Cup 2016 Euros 2021 Euros 2022 World CupMarco Reus has been stretchered off for Dortmund just two months before the start of the WC. His injury record is devastating https://t.co/X7yxVW2wd6 The 33-year-old suffered a serious ankle injury on September 17 in the Riverside derby against Schalke 04. Reus was stretched off the pitch and hasn't featured for Borussia Dortmund since then. Though scans revealed that the injury was not as serious as presumed, it is left to be seen if Reus can recover in time and regain form to make it into Hansi Flick's team for the World Cup. Paul Merson has predicted the result of Liverpool vs Man City and other EPL GW fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Diptanil Roy × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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