Football fans are preparing to turn their attention from club football to international as World Cup 2022 kicks off on November 20 in Qatar.
And as there won't be club football for a month, the fans will be following their favorite players from their favorite clubs to participate in the tournament.
However, there have been several reasons why some players won't be participating in Qatar 2022. Some players have missed out on the squad, some have injuries and some have not qualified for the tournament with their national teams.
There are 19 Liverpool players who won't be at the World Cup. Diogo Jota is injured and won't be representing his country in Qatar, meanwhile, Thiago Alcantara was not included in the Spain squad.
Liverpool First-team players not going to the World Cup
- Caoimhin Kelleher,
- Adrian,
- Joe Gomez,
- Kostas Tsimikas,
- Calvin Ramsay,
- Andy Robertson,
- Joel Matip,
- Nat Phillips,
- Thiago,
- James Milner,
- Naby Keita,
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain,
- Curtis Jones,
- Harvey Elliott,
- Fabio Carvalho,
- Roberto Firmino,
- Mohamed Salah,
- Luis Diaz,
- Diogo Jota (injured)