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It is already possible to put together a team of 11 players who will miss the World Cup due to injury. And some are big names. Take a look:
Goalkeeper - Luis Angel Malagon (Mexico - América)
Right-back - Juan Foyth (Argentina - Villarreal)
Center-back - Éder Militão (Brazil - Real Madrid)
Center-back - Mohammed Salisu (Ghana - Monaco)
Midfielder - Wataru Endo (Japan - Liverpool)
Midfielder - Serge Gnabry (Germany - Bayern)
Midfielder - Xavi Simons (Netherlands - Tottenham)
Forward - Rodrygo (Brazil - Real Madrid)
Forward - Takumi Minamino (Japan - Monaco)
Forward - Hugo Ekitike (France - Liverpool)
Forward - Samu Aghehowa (Spain - Porto)
How far could this team go? Which absence will be felt the most? Write in the comments.
Besides these, there are other players currently injured and racing against time to recover before the World Cup.
The list of players recovering includes names who are unlikely to be available, such as Brazilian Estêvão, as well as players who will probably be cleared to play, such as France’s Mbappé.
Lamine Yamal (Spain), Estêvão (Brazil), Kylian Mbappé (France), Arda Güller (Turkey), Luka Modric (Croatia), Cristian Romero (Argentina), Mikel Merino (Spain), Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden), Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands), Reece James (England), Mohammed Kudus (Ghana), Joško Gvardiol (Croatia), Joaquim Piquerez (Uruguay), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Marc Ter Stegen (Germany), Alisson (Brazil).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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