The 2022 Qatar World Cup draw ceremony has ended, 32 participating teams have decided 29 teams, there are still 3 places to be contested by 8 teams such as Wales and Costa Rica, while Italy, Chile, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Colombia and other teams have been determined to miss the final round of this World Cup. The veterans of these teams such as Bonucci, Ibrahimovic, Sanchez, Vidal, and Zheko will not only miss the last World Cup in their lives, but also the football veterans who have accompanied us for more than ten or even twenty years are likely to retire in the next few years.
Goalkeeper: Ospina, 33, Colombia international, currently plays for Napoli. Ospina moved from Arsenal to Napoli in July 2019 for €3.5 million and has been the main goalkeeper of the Serie A powerhouse ever since. Ospina has been the main goalkeeper of the Colombian national team for the past 10 years, and because he is the brother-in-law of another Colombian football superstar, J Ronaldo, he has been crowned by the fans as "big brother". Colombia competed in both the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, and Ospina was the team's starting goalkeeper, but in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Colombia ended up in South America in 6th place and missed the World Cup. By the time of the next World Cup, Ospina will be 37 years old and will probably have retired by then.
Defender: Chiellini, 37, Italian captain, currently plays for Juventus. The backline of this veteran lineup is composed of three old juve defenders, the oldest of which is naturally the "coconut brother" Chiellini, although he is 37 years old, but as long as he is healthy, he is still the main defender of the Italian national team and Juventus, and led Italy to win the 2021 European Championship. However, Italy has performed poorly in the World Cup qualifiers, missing the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals consecutively, and the 37-year-old Chiellini's World Cup participation career is destined to stop at the 2014 World Cup.
Defender: Bonucci, 34, Italy international, currently plays for Juventus. In addition to the 37-year-old Chiellini, the other is the 34-year-old Bonucci, although debuted in inter youth training and briefly played for AC Milan in the 2017-2018 season, Bonucci's career peak moments were spent at Juventus and the Italian national team, and it is likely to retire at Juventus. Like Chiellini, Bonucci also missed the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and after Italy missed the World Cup, he also announced his retirement from the Italian national team with Chiellini.
Defender: Cuadrado, 33, Colombia international, currently plays for Juventus. The last player in the back line also comes from Juventus, and Cuadrado moved to Juventus from Chelsea for 20 million euros in 2017, and has been firmly in the right-back and right-back positions of Juventus. Cuadrado was Colombia's main player in the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, and was also an absolute main player in Colombia's 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but Colombia was eliminated in the World Cup, and Cuadrado's World Cup appearance record may also stay above 8 games. At the time of the 2026 World Cup, Cuadrado is 37 years old and will most likely miss the World Cup.
Midfielder: Vidal, 34, Chile international, currently plays for Inter Milan. If a dozen years ago, when the term "Chilean doubles" were mentioned, many people would have thought of Chile's two major striker killers, Salas and Zamorano, both of whom had played in Serie A. In the last 10 years, Chile's most famous stars have been Vidal and Sanchez, who are also currently playing for Inter Milan in Serie A. Vidal was an important player in Inter's First Division championship last season, but this season's status in Inter has dropped sharply, and it is likely to leave the team at the end of the season, one of the important reasons is that the veteran has limited physical strength, the national team fights too fiercely, and it is naturally impossible to return to the club. Vidal was Chile's main player in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and was a key player in Chile's 2015 and 2016 Copa America, but after Chile's consecutive missed world cups in 2018 and 2022, Vidal's World Cup trip does not seem to be restarted.
Midfielder: Alexis Sanchez, 33, Chile international, currently plays for Inter Milan. Sanchez and Vidal are almost exactly the same, and Sanchez and Vidal are more fierce in the national team than Vidal, and all Inter fans have given Sanchez a nickname "Sanchez Patriotic". In this regard, although I admire Sanchez's dedication to the country, is this really worthy of Inter who offered him a high salary? So, it's likely that Sanchez will also leave Inter at the end of the season.
Midfielder: Mkhitaryan, 33, Armenia international, currently playing for Roma. For some fans, if it weren't for Mkhitaryan, some people probably wouldn't know that Europe and the country of Armenia are there. And Mkhitaryan is the most famous star in Armenia, he joined Roma from Arsenal in September 2019 and became the core of Roma's midfield organization, having played for Dortmund, Manchester United, Arsenal and other giants, but because of the weakness of the national team, Mkhitaryan has never participated in the final round of the World Cup, European Championship and other major competitions. Now 33 years old, he may not have the chance to play in the World Cup in his lifetime.
Midfielder: Pjanic, 32, Bosnia-Herzegovina international, currently plays for Besiktas, owned by Barcelona. Once, Pjanic was one of the best midfielders in Serie A, but after moving from Juventus to Barca in 2020, he suddenly became unable to play, and was loaned to Besiktas by Barca a year later, but even in the Turkish Super League, he did not return to his previous form. Pjanic was the main player in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2014 World Cup, but since then, Bosnia and Herzegovina has not qualified in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, Pjanic is now 32 years old, even if Bosnia and Herzegovina can participate in the 2026 World Cup, I am afraid that Pjanic has also withdrawn from the Bosnian national team, and may even have retired.
Forward: Dzeko, 36, captain of Bosnia and Herzegovina, currently plays for Inter Milan. Pjanic's national team mate, although 36 years old, is still Inter's main striker, but unfortunately, although Dzeko has done his best in the national team, he still cannot help Bosnia and Herzegovina to enter the World Cup. Dzeko's World Cup appearances will forever be limited to three group matches at the 2014 World Cup.
Forward: Aubameyang, 32, Gabon international, currently plays for Barcelona. Like Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, born in Gabon, a small football country, no matter how good he is, but due to the overall strength of the national team, Gabon has never reached the World Cup finals, and Aubameyang has never had the opportunity to show his talent on the World Cup stage. Another thing that, like Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang has also played for Dortmund and Arsenal.
Forward: Ibrahimovic, 40, Sweden international, currently plays for AC Milan. Unfortunately, Sweden lost to Poland in the Europa League play-off final, and Ibrahimovic's last World Cup dream was not realized. Ibrahimovic first played in the World Cup in 2002, when he was 21 years old, then he played in the 2006 World Cup, and then there was no more. Neither Sweden made it to the World Cup finals in 2010 or 2014. In 2018, Sweden finally reached the final round of the World Cup, but Ibrahimovic withdrew from the Swedish national team from the end of Euro 2016 because of the contradiction with the national team, and did not return to the Swedish national team until 2022, so he missed the last opportunity of his player career to participate in the World Cup. After all, by the time of the 2026 World Cup 4 years later, Ibrahimovic was 44 years old.
Of the 11 players, the oldest, Ibrahimovic, is 40 years old, the youngest, Pjanic and Aubameyang, are 32 years old, and four years later, the youngest of them is 36 years old, and even if their national team can reach the World Cup finals, they may have left the national team or even retired. However, if they take up the coaching whip after retiring, it is still possible to participate in the World Cup again as a coach to make up for today's regrets.
Finally, I would like to say that there are 11 players, 9 of whom are from Serie A, including 3 from Juve, 3 from Inter, 1 each from Milan, Napoli and Roma, and 2 from Barca.
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