So many of the world’s best players will be missing out on Qatar 2022. He’s our roster of those who were hurt, snubbed or whose teams failed to qualify.
Every four years, soccer’s biggest party invites the sport’s brightest stars for a monthlong showcase. A number of top players deserve to be on the bouncer’s list by their own individual merit—this is, after all, supposed to be a gathering of the best the world has to offer. Yet some didn’t make it by virtue of their teams’ being too weak to beat continental competition to the coveted tournament spots.