The 2022 World Cup is in sight. In addition to the happiness of the world public, Qatar 2022 is also a marker for some of the gridiron stars to say goodbye.
If nothing goes wrong, the biggest soccer tournament under the sky will start on November 21, 2022. Unfortunately, some of football's biggest stars such as Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Marco Verratti and David Alaba will not appear in Qatar after their respective national teams failed to qualify.
The 2022 World Cup will also be the last prestigious celebration for a series of top players due to age fans. Below are seven of them, reported by sportskeeda .
Luis Suarez (Uruguay)
Luis Suarez is still a great player. The former Ajax, Liverpool and Barcelona pounder is now 35 years old.
Even so, the nimble striker who now plays for Uruguayan club Nacional still has a place in La Celeste's starting XI in Qatar later. Can El Pistolero say much at the 2022 World Cup? We wait.
Karim Benzema (France)
Karim Benzema was brought back to the French national team in 2021 after a six-year absence. The spear that is growing old has performed exceptionally with Les Bleus and Real Madrid in recent times.
Benzema who is now 34 years old. The public hopes that he can make an extraordinary contribution to the 2022 World Cup. Moreover, France comes as the defending champion.
Luka Modric (Croatia)
Refuse old, that's Modric. Four years ago in Russia, the hard-working midfielder belonging to Real Madrid won the Golden Ball after being named the 2018 World Cup Player of the Year.
37 years old did not make Modric lice. On the contrary, he remains a mainstay as well as the motor of Croatia's attack at the 2022 World Cup. If in Russia he brought his country to the final, what about in Qatar later?
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest footballer of all time. Armed with seven times won the Ballon d'Or makes La Pulga a special person. He was named the 2021 Copa America Player of the Year after guiding Argentina to their first win in the competition since 1993.
Messi has scored 86 goals and provided 51 assists in 162 appearances for La Albiceleste in his international career. The World Cup is the only trophy the 37-year-old star has never won. Well, now we will see Diego Maradona's successor lift the trophy in Qatar. Hopefully...
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading goalscorer in men's international football. He has scored 117 goals and 42 assists in 189 appearances for the Portugal national team.
Two years older than Messi, CR7 is now 37 years old. Like Messi, Ronaldo has never tasted the sweetness of winning the World Cup. Therefore, the pillars of Manchester United will play all out in order to realize big dreams in the biggest event.
Marco Reus (Germany)
The public never doubted Marco Reus as the best striker of his generation. Unfortunately, his involvement in the German national team was limited due to injury.
The 33-year-old Borussia Dortmund player has made just 48 appearances for Die Mannschaft in his career, scoring 15 goals and providing 14 assists. Given the intense competition in the Panzer Team's midfield, there is no reason for Reus to waste his last moment.
Thiago Silva (Brazil)
Brazil has no shortage of world-class defenders heading into the 2022 World Cup. The 37-year-old Chelsea centre-back will be their main man in the defensive third. As a veteran, Silva is still a skilled defender even though he is not young anymore.
This is very likely to be Silva's last World Cup and Brazil are considered the favorites to go on and become world champions for the umpteenth time. If they want to achieve that, they have Silva right.
