Young Lo Celso (Argentinië): A hamstring tear prevents Lionel Scaloni from taking his ‘irreplaceable’ midfielder.
Lukas Nmecha (Germany): There was a chance that the former Anderlecht striker would be selected by the national coach, but he can no longer participate due to a knee injury.
Timo Werner (Germany): In the Champions League match between RB Leipzig and FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Timo Werner tore the ligaments in his ankle. Despite his solid start to the season, the striker will not be able to participate in the World Cup.
Reece James (England): In the Champions League match against Milan, the right back of Chelsea suffered a serious knee injury. He has since received a call from Southgate that he will not be included in the selection.
Diogo Jota (Portugal): The Liverpool striker had to be helped off the field in the top match against Manchester City and is not available.
Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands): The AS Roma midfielder already had less chance of being selected by Louis van Gaal, but that chance has now fallen to zero percent due to an injury.
N’Golo Kante (France): France’s arguably most beloved man has been injured at Chelsea since the summer and will not be active in Didier Deschamps’ midfield at the World Cup either.
Paul Pogba (France): He switched to Juventus this summer, but the midfielder has not played a single minute in an official game and will also be sidelined during the World Cup.
Tarik Tissoudali (Morocco): A cruciate ligament injury ensures that the Gent player cannot play for Morocco during the World Cup.
Ben Chilwell (England), Emile Smith Rowe (England), Bruno Martins Indi (Netherlands), Boubacar Kamara (France), Jesus Corona (Mexico), Pedro Neto (Portugal), Bouna Sarr (Senegal), Jakub Moder (Poland), Arthur Melo (Brazil), Maxime Crepeau (Canada), Tom Lawrence (Wales)
Sadio Mané (Senegal): L’Equipe and Sky Sports Germany reported that Sadio Mane suffered a tendon injury in his last game for Bayern Munich and is unlikely to be able to compete in the World Cup. That would be a big loss for Senegal, as Mané is the figurehead and captain of the squad. But there is still hope.
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium): The Red Devils’ best-scoring striker of all time, Romelu Lukaku, is still highly uncertain for the World Cup. Martinez has already announced that he wants clarity for the group matches. If Lukaku can’t play any group match, he won’t take the striker with him.
Raphael Varane (France): Raphael Varane came off the field at Manchester United in tears just a few weeks ago. There has been no official update on the defender since then, making his situation highly uncertain.
Angel Di Maria (Argentina): Despite filling in for ten minutes at Juventus this weekend, the situation remains uncertain around the Argentina winger.
Ronald Araujo (Uruguay), Koke (Spain), Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain), Paulo Dybala (Argentina)
