The French midfielder of the London “Chelsea” N’Golo Kante and the Portuguese striker of “Liverpool” Diogo Jota will miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar due to injuries, reports “RIA Sport”, with the refence to the players' official representatives.
Kante suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury, he underwent surgery, after which he will miss at least four months.
The midfielder is a two-time champion of England, winner of the Champions League. Kante was recognized as the best player in the championship of England and the player of the year in France.
At the previous World Cup in Russia, the midfielder was a key player in his national team, and helped her win the world title.
Diogo Jota was injured in the Premier League match against “Manchester City”. He will miss the World Cup due to a serious muscle injury, the recovery process will take a long time.
Let us note that at the World Cup in Qatar, which will be held from November 20 to December 18, the French will play in group D with the teams of Australia, Denmark and Tunisia.
Portugal will play in group H with the national teams of Ghana, Uruguay and the Republic of Korea.
Earlier it became known that Iranian striker Serdar Azmoun could miss the 2022 World Cup due to injury.