In 19 days, the World Cup in Qatar will officially begin. Superstars such as Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Mbappe are gearing up for the World Cup, however, Haaland, who has scored the most goals this season, has not been available. In addition to Haaland, there are many strikers who are in good form who cannot play in the World Cup.
After moving to Manchester City, Haaland quickly adapted to the Premier League, constantly setting records. In just 11 Premier League games, Haaland has scored 17 goals and has already set a Premier League record for the fastest 3 hats. However, in the World Cup qualifiers, the Norwegian national team only finished fourth and failed to get a World Cup ticket, which means that popular players such as Haaland and Odegaard cannot play.
Despite being plagued by injuries, after his comeback, Osmeen scored seven goals in eight Serie A appearances and one goal in two Champions League appearances, helping Napoli to maintain a complete victory in the Champions League and top the Serie A table. However, in the African qualifiers for the World Cup, Nigeria was eliminated by Ghana in the play-offs.
The 32-year-old Immobile will also miss the World Cup, and the four-time Serie A Golden Boot winner Immobile has scored six goals and provided three assists in nine of his 10 Serie A appearances this season. However, Italy was shockingly eliminated 1-0 by North Macedonia in the semi-finals of the European Championship play-offs, unable to play in two consecutive World Cups.
In Serie A goalscorers, Arnautovic is tied for the top spot with Osmeen with seven goals. Compared to Osmein, Arnautović played a more important role in Bologna. In the European Championship play-offs, Austria was eliminated 2-1 by Wales in the semi-finals.
The top three scorers in Ligue 1 are Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Jonathan Davey, while the 23-year-old Murphy is fourth with eight goals in 12 games. Nigeria's inability to play in the World Cup means that Osmein and Murphy, two young and talented Nigerian strikers, will not be able to play in the World Cup.