The figures who did not qualify for the 2026 World Cup

ByDavid Mitchell
The figures who did not qualify for the 2026 World Cup

With the Qualifiers over and after the playoffs, the figures who will not be able to participate in the next World Cup are now known for not achieving a place with their National Teams.

Africa surprised with the elimination of Nigeria and with it, cracks of the level of Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen. Something similar happened with Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) and Frank Aguissa (Napoli), who could not command Cameroon despite their great relevance. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang He did not succeed with Gabon in his last attempt.

Other highly valued African footballers who will miss the World Cup:

  • Beto (Guinea-Bissau): Everton Forward – 22M

  • Yankuba Minteh (Gambia): Brighton Winger – 30M

  • Serhou Guirassy (Guinea): Borussia Dortmund Forward – 45M

  • Yves Bissouma (Mali): Tottenham central midfielder – 25M

  • Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso): Bayer Leverkusen Central – 35M

  • Lango Ouattara (Burkina Faso): Brentford Wing – 28M

In UEFA, many stars were eliminated in the Group Stage and others fell in the playoffs. The two most resonant are Robert Lewandowskiwhich fell with Poland in the head-to-head with Sweden, and Gianluigi Donnarummawho did not save any penalty in the definition against Bosnia that left Italy without a World Cup for the third consecutive time.

Other high-priced Europeans who did not qualify for the World Cup:

  • Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary): Liverpool Midfielder – 100M

  • Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia): Manchester United Forward – 70M

  • Sandro Tonali (Italy): Newcastle Midfielder – 80M

  • Alessandro Bastoni (Italy): Inter Defender – 70M

  • Federico Dimarco (Italy): Inter Defender – 50M

  • Riccardo Calafiori (Italy): Arsenal Defender – 50M

  • Jan Oblak (Slovenia): Atlético Madrid Goalkeeper – 20M

  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia): PSG Winger – 90M

  • Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia): Liverpool goalkeeper – 30M

  • Rasmus Hojlund (Denmark): Napoli Forward – 50M

  • Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia): Juventus Forward – 35M

In South America you can mention some renowned Chileans, Peruvians or Venezuelans such as Paolo Guerrero, Alexis Sánchez, Arturo Vidal or Salomón Rondón. From CONCACAF, Keylor Navas It is the maximum figure that cannot be there.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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