China News Service, Beijing, March 31 (Liu Xingchen) Competitive sports have always been joyful and unhappy.

On the 31st, Beijing time, the qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup qualifiers were settled, most of the participating places were confirmed, and the group drawing ceremony was approaching.

Those who were blocked from the door of the World Cup, only left a lonely back.

In this World Cup, we will not be able to see them fighting on the field.

Data map: Italian player Jorginho (white) competes with Turkish players for the ball.

Chiellini, Jorginho

　　Last summer, the Italian team won the European Cup, and the whole team enjoyed flowers and praise.

No one expected that the Italian team was beaten by North Macedonia in the European play-offs of the World Preliminaries.

After missing the World Cup in Russia in 2018, the Italian team missed the World Cup again.

In the game against North Macedonia, the "Blue Shirts", who blasted 32 shots, failed to wait to score.

　　As the captain of the Italian team, Chiellini failed to save the team this time.

From making his national team debut in 2004 to becoming the captain of the national team, along the way, he has witnessed the rise and fall of Italy, a football powerhouse.

When the opponent continued to attack the defense line, Chiellini, who was already a veteran, failed to hold it this time.

　　"Standing on the penalty spot twice can't help your team. I often think about that incident, it will haunt me for the rest of my life." Italian midfielder Jorginho admitted that he will spend his life remembering missed penalties Two penalty kicks.

　　What he was talking about was the two penalties he missed against Switzerland in the two rounds of the World Qualifiers group stage.

You know, in the semi-finals of the European Cup last year, it was Jorginho who scored the winning penalty in the penalty shootout to help the team advance.

Times have changed, and it is really embarrassing that he finally missed the World Cup in this way.

The picture shows Haaland (right) and Odegaard taking a photo.

Image source: Official Weibo of Dortmund Club.

Harland, Erdgau

　　One is a talented striker who has scored 44 goals in 40 games in a single season, and the other is a rookie who became the captain of the national team at the age of 22. The appearance of Haaland and Odegaard made the Norwegian team happy, but they failed to push away when they joined forces. The door to the World Cup in Qatar.

　　In the World Cup European qualifying Group G match, Norway was out after a 0-2 loss to the Netherlands.

After the game, Odegaard said on social media: "We gave everything. Thanks for all the support, we will become stronger."

　　This season, Haaland and Odegaard have played well in club competition, and the Norwegian "genius" led by the duo is on the rise.

Although missed the Qatar World Cup, this team may bring surprises in the future.

Data map: Salah (red) confronts Kante in the game.

Salah

　　In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Egyptian team successfully broke through the qualifiers and entered the World Cup again after 28 years.

In the promotion game, it was Salah's "braces" that helped the team win.

　　In that World Cup, Salah swept Egypt's 2 goals.

Since then, from becoming the captain of the Egyptian national team, to shining in this year's African Cup, and then to the top scorer in the Premier League, Salah has never stopped moving forward...

　　However, in the second round match between Egypt and Senegal in the Qatar World Cup African qualifier, Salah kicked the ball away in the penalty shootout, and Egypt was finally eliminated.

　　The penalty shootout was full of controversy, as Salah and his team-mates stood at the penalty spot when fans interfered with them with laser pointers.

From the video data of the game, it can be seen that Salah has obvious green spots on his face, and he finally kicked the penalty kick.

To swallow the result of defeat in this way is undoubtedly bitter.

Pictured is Alai.

Image source: Official Weibo of Ajax Football Club.

Casey, Allie

　　In a friendly match that ended a few days ago, France beat Cote d'Ivoire 2:1.

French goalkeeper Lloris said after the game that it was difficult for him to understand that such a talented team as Ivory Coast could not participate in the World Cup.

As he said, there are many young talents in the Ivory Coast today, and Casey and Alai are representatives of them.

　　This season, Alai has scored 20 goals in the Eredivisie; last year, in the Champions League group stage, Ajax, who joined Ajax, scored 4 goals in his Champions League debut.

As the core player of the Serie A AC Milan team, Casey also played well. In the 2020-21 season, he played 37 times for the team in Serie A, contributing 13 goals and 6 assists.

　　Although the experience of impacting the World Cup is difficult to describe as a success, the younger generation of Ivorian players is eager to be reborn in the slump.

Data map: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic

　　Once upon a time, the Swedish high center was a "nightmare" in front of the opponent's penalty area, and it was also the youthful memory of the Serie A giants AC Milan for generations.

However, this time, Ibrahimovic still failed to set foot on the World Cup arena.

　　In the early morning of the 30th, Beijing time, in the European play-offs of the World Preliminaries, the Swedish team lost 0:2 to the Poland team and missed the World Cup.

No one knows if this will be the last time the young veteran will make his way to the World Cup finals.

After all, the legendary player has accomplished many "impossible tasks" in his career.

　　Can not participate in the Qatar World Cup, Ibrahimovic regrets.

It is a pity for the audience not to be able to see Ibrahimovic's classic "scorpion tail swing" action at the Qatar World Cup.

Image source: Screenshot of the official Weibo video of the Barcelona club.

Aubameyang

　　Due to the limited overall strength of the team, Aubameyang, who played on behalf of the Gabon team, was determined to miss the Qatar World Cup very early. Perhaps this is the helplessness of talented players in the "small country" of football.

　　In the 2015-16 season, Aubameyang, who played for Dortmund in the Bundesliga at that time, scored 25 goals in the league and was elected as the African Footballer of the Year; during his four years with Arsenal, Aubameyang contributed more than 90 goals; After joining Barcelona, ​​he still maintained an excellent competitive state.

In the "National Derby" between Real Madrid and Barcelona recently, he contributed 2 goals and 1 assist, becoming the hero of Barcelona's victory...

　　Aubameyang missed the World Cup, which made many fans regret.

However, his stage is still very broad.

Data map: Mueller and Alaba (right) sing duet.

Alaba

　　"Participating in the World Cup is every player's dream. Against Wales is the game I want to participate in. We will do everything possible to qualify for the World Cup and successfully qualify." Austrian star Alaba once said before the game.

But when the World Cup European play-off match against Wales was fixed at 1:2, his dream was temporarily shattered.

　　From becoming the youngest international player in Austria in 2010 to being elected as the Austrian Footballer several times, the 29-year-old Alaba has almost become the "pronoun" of Austrian football.

In January of this year, Alaba was also included in the best team of the year announced by FIFA.

Unfortunately, this time he failed to lead the team to the World Cup.

　　It is embarrassing that these stars who are all over the world football are unable to stand on the top of the national team's arena.

However, the joy of success and the bitterness of failure are the charm of football. I hope they will continue to give wonderful performances in other stadiums.

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