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Stars who missed the World Cup through injury 🤕

Stars who missed the World Cup through injury 🤕

Some big names.

This is the big news this Tuesday: Rodrygo is suffering from a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.

The Brazilian forward from Real Madrid is out for several months and will miss the 2026 World Cup!

Rodrygo thus joins the long list of stars who have missed the biggest football competition due to injury. Here it is:

- Romario, Brazil, World Cup 1998

- Robert Pires, France, World Cup 2002

- Steven Gerrard, England, World Cup 2002

- Djibril Cissé, France, World Cup 2006

- David Beckham, England, World Cup 2010

- Franck Ribéry, France, World Cup 2014

- Radamel Falcao, Colombia, World Cup 2014

- Karim Benzema, France, World Cup 2022


Can you think of others?

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