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As the 2026 World Cup, considered the biggest event in the football world, approaches, the list of star footballers who will not be able to participate in this year's tournament has disappointed fans. Many famous faces will be absent from the World Cup because their countries failed to qualify.
İdman.Biz reports that the most notable losses on the list are related to European giants. In particular, Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive time has caused stars such as Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sandro Tonali and Mateo Retegui to miss the tournament.
Polish goal machine Robert Lewandowski and Hungarian leader Dominik Szoboszlai will also not be able to take the field at this year's World Cup.
The situation is no different on the African continent. Nigeria's top striker Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, as well as renowned strikers Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), and Keylor Navas from Costa Rica have lost the opportunity to delight fans with their performances.
Other stars who will watch the 2026 World Cup from the sidelines:
Stars of the Spanish La Liga and English Premier League: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi Mamardashvili (both Georgia), Dušan Vlahović (Serbia), Jan Oblak (Slovenia), Rasmus Højlund and Christian Eriksen (both Denmark).
