Countries That Failed To Qualify For The 2022 World Cup: This Star Player Canceled In Qatar

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JAKARTA - Italy failed to advance to the Qatar 2022 World Cup after losing 0-1 to North Macedonia in the play-off round which was played on 25 March.

Gli Azzurri had to bury their dreams after conceding a single goal by Aleksandar Trajkovski in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, this defeat occurred in front of their own supporters who packed the Stadio Renzo Barbera, Italy

Failing to appear in the Qatar World Cup made Italy two times in a row did not participate in the event the grand football party four years. In the previous edition in Russia in 2018, Gli Azzurri were also unable to take part after losing to Sweden in the play-offs.

Italy's elimination from North Macedonia in the play-offs means Jorginho, Marco Verratti and the rest of their Euro 2020 winning team-mates will not be in Qatar.

Apart from Italy, several countries also failed to advance to Qatar. Call it Egypt, Sweden, Ivory Coast, Turkey, Norway, Gabon, Guinea, Bosnia, Slovakia, Nigeria, Slovenia, Austria, Colombia, and the Czech Republic.

Meaning, star players of Mohamed Salah's caliber will also be sidelined, as the Liverpool and Egypt talisman lost his battle with Senegal for a qualifying spot in the African region, in a replay of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations final.

The list of confirmed absences also includes other big names such as Erling Haaland (Norway), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Naby Keita (Guinea) and Edin Dzeko (Bosnia) all having to watch on television after their country failed to qualify for the tournament. their group.

In addition to the names above, the following are players who did not share in the excitement of the Qatar World Cup; Milan Skriniar (Slovakia), Victor Osimhen (Nigeria), Jan Oblak (Slovenia), Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria), and David Alaba (Austria).

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Then, there are also Luis Diaz (Colombia) and Caglar Soyunku (Turkey), Franck Kessie (Ivory Coast), Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic), and Martin Odegaard (Norway).