World Cup: An XI that could or will miss Qatar due to injury, including Dybala, Kante & Reus

Richarlison’s World Cup dream was in doubt after he was forced off with an injury in Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Everton on Saturday.

The Brazilian gave a tearful interview after the match where he expressed his worries about his participation in Qatar.

Fortunately for Richarlison, scans revealed his injury was not as bad as first feared and he is still expected to be named in Brazil’s squad for the World Cup.

Others haven't been so lucky with injuries, though.

Many big stars are set to miss or could miss the World Cup due to injury.

You can actually make an outstanding XI of players who could or will definitely not be in Qatar due to injury.

Sommer was superb for Switzerland at Euro 2020 as they reached the quarter-finals.

But he suffered an ankle injury that forced him off in Borussia Monchengladbach's match against Darmstadt on Tuesday evening. The German club have declared he will be out 'until further notice'.

It will be a big blow for Switzerland should he not be available.

Très sale image de la blessure de Yann #Sommer ce soir (voir son pied gauche). Espérons que ce ne soit rien de grave... pic.twitter.com/SjQr3rfCDk

James has been ruled out for up to eight weeks after sustaining an injury in Chelsea's match against AC Milan last week.

He will almost certainly miss the start of the tournament but Gareth Southgate could choose to select him anyway in the hope he will feature in the later rounds.

Araujo underwent thigh surgery in September and is not expected to play for Barcelona until after the World Cup. He will be a big miss for Uruguay should he fail to recover in time.

Walker underwent groin surgery at the start of October. He is one of the first names on the team sheet for England should he be