The World Cup will be missing some star players as injuries mount before the big kickoff
Several stars are already ruled out and others are doubtful as injuries pile up five weeks before the tournament, officials said.
- Mounting injuries to major stars threaten team rosters as the World Cup begins in five weeks, with several top players already confirmed to miss the tournament.
- Argentina's Panichelli, Brazil's Rodrygo and Eder Militao, France's Hugo Ekitike, Germany's Serge Gnabry, and Netherlands' Xavi Simons are definitely out, while United States' Cameron Carter-Vickers and Patrick Agyemang remain sidelined with Achilles injuries.
- Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Chelsea's Estevao are out for the rest of the season, though City manager Pep Guardiola provided positive updates on Rodri, suggesting the former Ballon winner should return soon.
- Kylian Mbappé remains sidelined with a hamstring injury, though Real Madrid expects him back this month, while Morocco's Achraf Hakimi and Algeria's Goalkeeper Luca Zidane face additional injury concerns.
- Reports conflict on whether Cristian Romero recovers from his knee injury in time for the World Cup, as Mohamed Salah also recently suffered a hamstring 'scare', keeping teams on high alert.
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The World Cup will be missing some star players as injuries mount before the big kickoff
Kylian Mbappe is sidelined by a hamstring injury. Lamine Yamal is out for the rest of the club season and so is Brazil star Estevao.
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