Many high-class football stars are racing against time to return before the most anticipated tournament of the year, the 2022 World Cup, kicks off.
The 2022 World Cup is just over four weeks away from officially kicking off.
Currently, all the players are trying their best to impress the team coach in order to raise hopes of being able to go to Qatar at the end of the year.
Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marco Verratti are among the many stars who will be absent from the 2022 World Cup
In addition, there will also be some unfortunate players who may miss the World Cup due to force majeure reasons such as injury.
Kante has not played for Chelsea since August 14 because of a hamstring injury.
Kante has been out of action since August and has yet to show any signs of returning
Kante was expected to return this week but encountered obstacles in training.
Paulo Dybala has been in excellent form for AS Roma since the beginning of the 2022/23 season.
However, last weekend in the win over Lecce, Dybala suffered a serious thigh injury and was forced to leave the field.
Dybala is expected to take about 6-8 weeks to treat his injury.
With the 2022 World Cup starting in just about 5 weeks, Dybala is racing against time to recover.
It will all depend on the decision of coach Scaloni, who is expected to finalize the Argentina squad for the 2022 World Cup at the end of this month.
Another name of the Argentina national team, but unlike Dybala, Di Maria has always been one of the most important players at the Albiceleste over the past decade.
Di Maria re-injured her right thigh right before the 2022 World Cup
According to Football Italia, the 34-year-old player will have to undergo another test to determine the extent of the injury.
Reece James is part of four right-backs in England’s Euro 2020 squad along with Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
James recently unfortunately suffered a knee injury in the Blues’ 2-0 victory over AC Milan in the Champions League in midweek.
Sharing after the match, coach Graham Potter could only say that he hoped he would be fine and had to wait for further testing.
Reece James’ injury makes England worried
James is currently the top choice for England’s right-back position in the context of Arnold’s poor defense, Trippier is over 30 and Kyle Walker has just undergone groin surgery.
Similar to Kante, Pogba also played a leading role in the French team that won the 2018 World Cup. This midfielder unfortunately suffered a meniscus injury during Juventus’ pre-season tour.
The 29-year-old midfielder is expected to return before the World Cup, but his fitness is not guaranteed.
Pogba has not played a single minute of the season since returning to Juventus from MU last summer
However, not playing for a long time will be a big problem.
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A series of stars will be absent from the 2022 World Cup (source: One Football)