Which Premier League stars have been banned from the World Cup in Qatar with an injury and who will face a race against time to be fit?
Arsenal
Emile Smith Rowe is out of the World Cup after groin surgery
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Emile Smith Rowe, England: groin tendon surgery
DOUBT
Takehiro Tomiyasu, Japan: Muscle Injury
Aston Villa
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Boubacar Kamara, France: recovering from knee ligament injury
Bournemouth
DOUBT
David Brooks, Wales: Hamstring injury after cancer (Hodgkin’s lymphoma) all clear and not played since September 2021
Brentford
DOUBT
Christian Norgaard, Denmark: Recovering from Achilles tendon injury, back in early November
Brighton
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Jakub Moder, Poland: ACL injury
Chelsea
N’Golo Kante is out of the tournament with a hamstring injury
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N’Golo Kante, France: recovering from hamstring surgery
Wesley Fofana, France: Knee injury
DOUBT
Reece James, England: Knee Injury
Ben Chilwell, England: Hamstring injury
Leicester
Ricardo Pereira is not available for Portugal
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Ricardo, Portugal: recovering from Achilles tendon surgery
Liverpool
A calf injury has cost Diogo Jota his World Cup place
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Arthur Melo, Brazil: Thigh Injury
Diogo Jota, Portugal: calf injury
Man City
Kyle Walker is in a race against time to get fit after groin surgery
DOUBT
Kalvin Phillips, England: Recovering from Shoulder Surgery
Kyle Walker, England: Recovering From Groin Surgery
Man Utd
DOUBT
Raphael Varane, France: Hamstring Injury
Nottingham Forest
DOUBT
Moussa Niakhate, Senegal: Hamstring injury
Southampton
DOUBT
Arel Bella Kotchap, Germany: Dislocated Shoulder
Tottenham
Richarlison still hopes to be fit to represent Brazil
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Richarlison, Brazil: calf injury
Heung-Min Son, South Korea: eye injury
Wolves
Pedro Neto banned from competition
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Pedro Neto, Portugal: Ankle injury
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Raul Jimenez, Mexico: Groin Injury
Familiar faces who can miss it too
Romelu Lukaku doubts injury at World Cup after hamstring injury
The tournament in Qatar will also take place without a number of other global football stars, with the French Paul Pogbag now confirmed to be out of the World Cup due to an ongoing knee problem.
Pogba injured his knee in the preseason and went under the knife in September to repair a damaged meniscus. The 29-year-old resumed training, but on October 31 his agent said the midfielder would not play for Juventus or the world champions before the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku is a big doubt after picking up a hamstring problem.
The Netherlands will certainly be missing Gini Wijnaldumwho broke his leg in August, but Paulo Dybala and Angel Di Maria look on course to win their own fights with calf and hamstring injuries respectively to represent Argentina.
Paul Pogba not going to Qatar due to knee problem
There was also good news for fans of Germany, with: Manuel Neuer almost back from his shoulder injury, though, like his Bayern Munich teammate, Lucas Hernandezwho is back from a groin injury, there will be little time before the World Cup to get competitive.
Neuer could also be at risk of missing out after revealing he’s undergoing treatment for skin cancer. The 36-year-old has not played for Bayern since the beginning of October.
child prodigy Florian Wirtz has returned to full training with Bayer Leverkusen after tearing his ACL past term and has reportedly been included in the preliminary roster of Germany national coach Hansi Flick. But they will be without Timo Wernerwho has torn an ankle ligament and will not be fit until the new year.
Spain’s Dani Olmo and Mikel Oyarzabal – key figures in their build-up to the semi-finals of the European Championship last summer – are in a similar situation after ankle and knee injuries.
Sevilla winger Jesus ‘Tecatito’ Corona suffered a fracture to his left ankle in August while training for the La Liga club and underwent surgery, meaning he will be out of the league. Mexico plow.
The 29-year-old was named in national team coach Gerardo Martino’s 31-man squad, but Sevilla’s manager Jorge Sampaoli said he could not return to training until December.
