There remains just over 10 days until the 2022 Qatar World Cup kick-offs and national managers across the globe will be watching their players in their final appearances for their clubs with an eagle-eye as injuries continue to rule players out.
Some of the games biggest names will miss the tournament in the Middle east after picking up significant injuries during the course of the previous few months. Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante will be absent from France's attempt to retain their title while Chelsea duo Ben Chilwell and Reece James have both confirmed they won't be part of Gareth Southgate's England squad.
And, alongside James' announcement, Wednesday confirmed another victim to the hectic winter schedule in Bayern Munich and Senegal attacker Sadio Mane. The former Liverpool man was forced off with an apparent knee injury 20 minutes into Bayern's 6-1 win over Werder Bremen last night and French outlet L'Equipe suggested he will be out for "several weeks", subsequently ruling him out of the African champions' World Cup schedule.
