Tracking All Key FIFA 2022 World Cup Injuries

Sadio Mané’s injury is crushing for Senegal. Here are some of the top players who will miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to injury

Sadio Mané, Chris Richards join 2022 World Cup injuries list originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

The 2022 FIFA World Cup has come and gone.

Unfortunately, for some teams the tournament arrived at a time when players were still dealing with injuries or picking up fresh knocks.

Before the U.S. men’s national team even arrived in Qatar, two players were ruled out due to injury: Chris Richards and Miles Robinson. 

Here is a list of high-profile players that were injured during the World Cup:

Argentina

Giovani Lo Celso: day-to-day (quad)

Paulo Dybala: day-to-day (knee)

Nicolás González: out (muscle injury)

Joaquín Correa: out (unspecified injury)

Belgium

Romelu Lukaku: day-to-day (hamstring)

Alexis Saelemaekers: out (knee)

Brazil

Neymar: out vs. Switzerland (ankle)

Danilo: out vs. Switzerland (ankle)

Diego Carlos: out (ACL)

Arthur Melo: out (thigh)

Canada

Maxime Crépeau: out (right leg)

England

Reece James: out (knee)

Ben Chilwell: out (hamstring)

Harry Maguire: day-to-day (illness)

France

N’Golo Kanté: out (hamstring)

Paul Pogba: out (leg)

Mike Maignan: out (calf)

Christopher Nkunku: out (leg)

Karim Benzema: out (thigh)

Lucas Hernandez: expected to be out for rest of tournament (knee)

Germany 

Timo Werner: out (foot)

Florian Wirtz: out (ACL)

Ghana

Kamaldeen Sulemana: day-to-day (ankle)

Netherlands

Georginio Wijnaldum: out (leg)

Portugal 

Diogo Jota: out (calf)

Nuno Mendes: out (thigh)

Senegal

Sadio Mané: out (tibia)

Serbia

Dušan Vlahović: day-to-day (leg)

South Korea

Son Heung-min: day-to-day (eye)

Spain

Mikel Oyarzabal: day-to-day (ACL)

Switzerland

Yann Sommer: day-to-day (ankle)

United States

Chris Richards: out (hamstring)

Christian Pulisic: day-to-day (pelvic contusion)

Uruguay

Ronald Araújo: day-to-day (leg)

When does the 2022 World Cup start?

The World Cup runs from Nov. 20 through Dec. 18 in Qatar.

When is the 2022 World Cup Final?

The World Cup Final will be held on Sunday, Dec. 18.

Why is the 2022 World Cup being played in November?

Qatar will host the World Cup in November of this year instead of the customary summertime tournament due to excessive heat

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