The FIFA World Cup is the top to which any player aspires, and the platform that commemorates the names and writes glory with golden letters.
Although many players were strongly shined in this tournament, history has hidden another aspect of legends whose feet were never settled in the World Cup stadiums, for reasons ranging from bad luck and political decisions.
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Below we review 5 of the greatest players who did not participate in the World Cup despite their legendary talent:
Demetar Berbatov (Bulgaria)
Stylish, quiet, one -touch artist. Demetar Berbatov was a symbol of artistic ingenuity in the Premier League era with Manchester United and Tottenham. However, despite all this, he was not written to go through the World Cup with Bulgaria.
Barbatov participated in Euro 2004, and that was the only international championship in his career, although his country’s historical scorer with 48 goals.
Ryan Giggs (Wales)
Manchester United icon, Ryan Giggs, won all possible titles in the clubs, but he remained deprived of his country’s representation in the World Cup.
Giggs’s international march with Wales began in 1991 and played 64 international matches until 2007, but he was unable to lead the Red Dragon to any major championship, although he formed a bilateral early with Ian Rush.
Giggs was often criticized for his frequent absence from the team’s matches, which weakened his chances of representing his country in the major championships.
Eric Cantona (France)
As he was known for his technicians, Eric Cantona was famous for his strangeness and rebellion, as the French star who brought the soul to Manchester United in the 1990s, never fought the World Cup.
Cantona started with France in 1987, but he entered into a clash with the coach, which led to his exclusion. He later returned, but he was expelled from the team permanently after the famous “Kung Fu kick” incident, at a time when Zinedine Zidane was ascending strongly, and despite his great talent, he played only 45 international matches, and retired at the age of 30.
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George Weh (Liberia)
The former president of Liberia and the African football legend, George Weh, is the only African player who won the Golden Ball award.
We played with big clubs such as Milan, Chelsea and Paris Saint -Germain, but his country’s humble team has led to the World Cup.
George was very close to qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, where Liberia came again in her group during the qualifiers, pointing from Nigeria, and despite his failure to reach the World Cup, he is one of the greatest of the greatest of the brown continent.
Alfredo de Stefano (Argentina – Colombia – Spain)
The greatest player has never participated in the World Cup. Real Madrid legend, Alfredo de Stefano, such as 3 national teams (Argentina, Colombia, Spain), but did not have any version of the World Cup.
Argentina’s withdrawal from the 1950 World Cup, and its unofficial participation with Colombia, then his transfer to Spain, all of which were conspired by.
In 1962, Spain qualified for the tournament, but De Stefano’s injury prevented him from participating, to retire immediately after him, so that his story remains one of the most exciting world football stories.