Football World Cup: For the world’s best players, injury fear shadows every step, every turn, and every tackle

Qatar 2022's absentee list is already a substantial one. France will not be able to call on N'Golo Kanté. Lucas Hernández, Paul Pogba and Raphaël Varane may yet miss out, too. Argentina will be without Paulo Dybala. Portugal will not have Diogo Jota in its ranks. Uruguay will have to cope without Ronald Aráujo.