Participation in the World Cup remains a dream for all football players without exception, given that this major football event is held once every 4 years, the chances of participating in it sometimes seem slim to the players, not to mention that a number of the stars of the round witch throughout history did not write down their names even once One in the World Cup, either due to injuries or the disqualification of their countries’ teams, or not being included in the World Cup list by decisions of their coaches.

After the announcement of the final lists of the teams that qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the list of "excluded" from the World Cup expanded for technical reasons, as a number of prominent football stars will not appear after not being invited to technical choices.

The list recorded a number of players, most notably the Spaniard Sergio Ramos, the Paris Saint-Germain defender and the 2010 world champion with the “La Roja” national team, the Brazilian Roberto Firmino, the Liverpool striker, and the German Mattis Hummels, who was crowned with his country as the 2014 world champion, as well as other players.

1 Sergio Ramos (Spain)

The current defender of Paris Saint-Germain played 180 international matches with his country, and he was one of the pillars of the golden generation of Spanish football that dominated European and international football, by winning the European Nations Cup 2008 and 2012, including the 2010 World Cup, but coach Luis Enrique decided not to call him to the list that will represent Spain in the World Cup after his name remained on the table until the last moments.

Ramos, 36, will be denied his fifth and last participation in the World Cup, after he was present in 4 editions, namely 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.

2 Roberto Firmino (Brazil)

Brazil coach Tite's announcement of the World Cup list witnessed a lot of suspense, which ended with heartbreak and tears for Liverpool's English club Roberto Firmino, who will not be with his colleagues in Qatar.

Titi chose to invite Anthony (Manchester United), Richarlison (Tottenham) and Martinelli (Arsenal) in exchange for not calling the “Reds” star, who commented on his absence, saying, “I would like to take the opportunity to express my respect for the coach’s choices, and I also congratulate everyone who was summoned. He was and will be.” It's always an honor to defend my country's shirt, I'm still here confident that God has the best for me, things didn't turn out the way I imagined or dreamed of all my life.

Ferminho was on the list of the Brazil national team in the World Cup Russia 2018, noting that he participated in 55 matches and scored 17 goals during his international career, and he also has one coronation with his country, which is the 2019 Copa America title.

3. Matthijs Hummels (Germany)

Although he was one of the most prominent pillars of the German national team's defense, 2014 world champion Matthijs Hummels will be the most prominent absentee from Germany's squad for the World Cup, by decision of coach Hansi Flick.

Flick invited Real Madrid defender Anthony Rudiger, Niklas Sule and Schlottbrik from Dortmund as defense axis players.

Dortmund defender Hummels is one of the most prominent excluded from the World Cup for technical reasons (Getty Images)

4 Renato Sanchez and Joao Moutinho (Portugal)

Renato Sanchez was the youngest player in the Portuguese national team 6 years ago during the coronation of the European Nations Cup 2016, but the French Paris Saint-Germain player will be the most prominent absentee from his country’s national team in Qatar, in addition to his colleague Joao Moutinho, who is the second most active player with Portugal with 145 games after Cristiano. Ronaldo.

5 Jadon Sancho (England)

England coach Gareth Southgate has excluded 22-year-old Manchester United star Jadon Sancho from the England list, which means that the opportunity to play his first World Cup will be delayed for at least another 4 years.

6 David De Gea (Spain)

The year 2022 will be the worst memory of David De Gea, 32, goalkeeper of Manchester United and the Spain national team. After being a key player in the 2018 World Cup, he was absent from coach Luis Enrique's list for the Qatar World Cup.

De Gea has played in all major tournaments with Spain since joining the national team, namely the 2014 and 2018 World Cups and the 2018 and 2020 European Nations Cups.

 7 Thiago Alcantara (Spain)

Like his colleagues Ramos and De Gea, Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara will be one of the most prominent stars who will miss the World Cup for technical reasons.

Although his career with the "La Roja" team began in 2011, Alcantara did not have the honor of participating in the World Cup, even on one occasion, until now.

8 Fukun Tomori (England)

English defender Fukun Tomori starred remarkably this season with AC Milan, but the coach of the “Three Lions” team did not invite him to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, so the first World Cup participation for the English and Canadian player was postponed.

Tomori (25 years old) played only 3 matches for his country.