Broken dream! Top 10 stars missed the 2026 World Cup: 2 players from Manchester United and the core of Liverpool are eliminated

The World Cup preliminaries are coming to an end, and many famous players are determined to miss the 2026 World Cup. On November 17, the British "Mirror" took stock of the top 10 stars who will miss next year's World Cup. Liverpool's Szoboszlai, Manchester United's Mbemo and Sheshko can only be spectators.

Sheszko (Slovenia)

Manchester United's £74 million man Sheszko is also very depressed in the national team. In Group B of the European Zone of the World Cup Qualifiers, Slovenia was eliminated with 3 points in 5 games, which means that the 22-year-old Sheshko has still not realized his World Cup dream.

Onana, Mbemo (Cameroon)

The African Lions Cameroon have many well-known stars, including goalkeeper Onana and Manchester United forward Mbemo who are on loan from Manchester United to Trabzonspor. In the African group stage of the World Cup preliminaries, Cameroon ranked second, the second best among the four groups, and advanced to the African play-offs. However, Cameroon lost 0-1 to Democratic Congo, dashing their World Cup hopes.

Szoboszlai (Hungary)

In Group F of the European Zone of the World Cup Qualifiers, Ireland and Hungary competed for second place. Under the good situation of "a tie can get the second place in the group and advance to the play-offs", Hungary was defeated by Ireland and lost 2-3. It fell to third place in the group and missed the World Cup. Liverpool core Szoboszlai will not appear in next year's World Cup.

Osimhen, Iwobi, Lookman (Nigeria)

After missing the 2022 World Cup, Nigeria hopes to reach the 2026 World Cup. However, in the group stage, Nigeria ranked second and entered the African play-offs as the "2nd best of the four groups". In the play-off final, Nigeria lost 3-4 on penalty kicks to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declaring that it would miss the 2026 World Cup. The three outstanding forwards of the "African Eagle", Osimhen, Iwobi, and Lookman, missed the World Cup.

Aubameyang (Gabon)

In the African qualifiers of the World Cup, Gabon is second in Group F and has entered the African play-offs. In the play-off semi-finals, Gabon lost 1-4 to Nigeria, dashing their World Cup hopes. In this World Cup preliminaries, the 36-year-old Aubameyang has tried his best, scoring 7 goals but still unable to turn the tide.

Vlahovic, Mitrovic (Serbia)

In Group K of the European Zone of the World Cup Qualifiers, England is the absolute king, qualifying first in the group with 8 wins and 24 points in 8 games. Serbia finished third in the group with 13 points from 8 games, one point behind Albania. The 25-year-old Juventus forward Vlahovic and the 31-year-old captain Mitrovic will miss next year's World Cup.