Top players missing the World Cup

Discussion in 'World Cup 2014: General' started by soccer krazy, Jan 6, 2014.

  1. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    USA: Donovan (left off, on standby)
    Brazil: Miranda (left off, don't know if on 30 or not). Amazing year for Atletico Madrid.
     
  2. MrOranjeBal

    MrOranjeBal Member

    Apr 7, 2009
    Club:
    AZ
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Netherlands: van der Vaart out with injury.
     
  3. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    Damn, you guys can't seem to catch a break, terrible news.
     
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  4. MrOranjeBal

    MrOranjeBal Member

    Apr 7, 2009
    Club:
    AZ
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Well, given his form of late this may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

    Then again he was important in 2013 in the qualification games...
     
  5. themightymagyar

    Aug 25, 2009
    Indianapolis
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Saborio is out. Things just went from tough to really tough for Costa Rica.
     
  6. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    Nigeria's Obinna Nsofor struggling for fitness, may be cut.
     
  7. Brasitusa

    Brasitusa Member+

    AC Milan
    Italy
    May 14, 2014
    Club:
    New York City FC
  8. Brasitusa

    Brasitusa Member+

    AC Milan
    Italy
    May 14, 2014
    Club:
    New York City FC
    According to Spanish journalists quoted by a Brazilian source (Terra.com.br) Diego Costa is only going to the WC because del Bosque had promised him that he'd take him if he renounced the Brazilian team. Now, with Diego Costa injured and not 100% physically, any other player in his physical situation would have been left behind, but del Bosque felt that he had to honor his promise.

    (I do hope that this will come back to bite both del Bosque and Costa, hehehe)

    On related news, the Portuguese coach is very mad at Read Madrid, saying that he received Cristiano Ronaldo in pitiful physical condition after Real overworked him and allowed no time for him to recover from various injuries.
     
  9. Brasitusa

    Brasitusa Member+

    AC Milan
    Italy
    May 14, 2014
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Montolivo apparently suffered a serious injury in today's friendly with Ireland.
    What a pity!
     
  10. guri

    guri Member+

    Apr 10, 2002
  11. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
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  12. soccer krazy

    soccer krazy Member

    Nov 30, 2005
    California
    Guiseppe Rossi was cut from the list and wont go to the WC

    Jesus Navas
    Alvaro Negredo
    Fernando Llorente also miss out on the WC as they did not make the final cut
     
  13. soccer krazy

    soccer krazy Member

    Nov 30, 2005
    California
    thats a shame because i got a feeling that the same thing that happened to Diego Costa with Atletico where they thought he could play and wasn't will end up happening, so why not take players who are 100% fit like llorente or negredo
     
  14. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
  15. zahzah

    zahzah Member+

    Jun 27, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Seydou Doumbia of CSKA Moscow axed from the final Cote d'Ivoire squad. Clubwise he is the most efficient striker in Europe, but his national career is forgettable.

    Lanky giant Lacine Traore (Monaco / Everton) also gets cut.
     
  16. Waliatiger

    Waliatiger Member+

    Jul 1, 2013
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
  17. Blondo

    Blondo Member+

    Sep 21, 2013
    Reportedly Ribery will be fit within a week ... maybe even play in France's friendly with Jamaica.
     
  18. Waliatiger

    Waliatiger Member+

    Jul 1, 2013
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Good news indeed.
     
  19. Christina99

    Christina99 Member+

    Argentina
    Sep 22, 2013
    Buenos Aires
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    FALCAO definetely out for Colombia! :( :( :(
     
  20. Froboy69

    Froboy69 Member+

    Inter Milan
    Colombia
    Mar 25, 2011
    San Diego
    Club:
    FC Internazionale Milano
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    We were prepared for this; it hurts because we wanted a man like him to be at least part of the squad even if he would not play a lot; his name deserves to be in history that he represented us at the WC.

    But hey, we have to be optimistic for the future and accept it...
     
  21. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Sad about Falcao, but it's not surprising given the type of injury and surgery he had.

    Good news about Ribery. Hopefully we'll get to watch him play. Also good news that Suarez looks like he'll probably be ready to go.
     
  22. soccer krazy

    soccer krazy Member

    Nov 30, 2005
    California
    Australia's Joshua Kennedy out with injury

    Honduras Arnold Peralta out with injury
     
  23. Froboy69

    Froboy69 Member+

    Inter Milan
    Colombia
    Mar 25, 2011
    San Diego
    Club:
    FC Internazionale Milano
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    It was actually his own choice; he could have gone if he wanted (time between now and after the group stage) and would have a better fitness level. But he felt guilty taking up a spot if another player was 100%. He's very humble.
     
  24. zarcone9

    zarcone9 Member

    Sep 17, 2004
    bruccaline
    Club:
    US Città di Palermo
    Nat'l Team:
    Aruba
    is rinaldo out, or is that just mexico friendly?
     
  25. mfw13

    mfw13 Member+

    Jul 19, 2003
    Seattle
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    Real Madrid overworked him? Yeah, he played 50+ matches this season, but when your club wins the Champions League and the domestic cup, that's pretty much guaranteed to happen. If anybody, Bento should be blaming UEFA for scheduling the Champion's League Final so late in a World Cup year, and/or FIFA for scheduling the World Cup so early in June. FIFA could've easily started the WC a week later without causing anybody any problems.
     

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