Osimhen tops list of valuable players missing World Cup
Victor Osimhen has been named the most valuable footballer never to have played at a World Cup. Despite the expanded tournament format, several top stars, including Osimhen, will not feature in the upcoming event. The analysis highlights the high-profile absentees and their career market values. Fans are left to wonder how these talents might have impacted the competition.
Match highlights
- Victor Osimhen is valued at €120m at his career peak and leads the list of most valuable players missing the World Cup.
- The Super Eagles forward will miss a second consecutive tournament after Nigeria lost to DR Congo on penalties in the CAF qualifying play-offs.
- Hungary’s Dominik Szoboszlai (€100m) and Slovenia’s Jan Oblak (€100m) are also notable absentees after their teams failed to qualify.
- Italy’s Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolo Barella, Sandro Tonali, and Federico Chiesa will miss out after Italy’s penalty shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The absence of these stars underscores the unpredictability of World Cup qualification, regardless of individual talent.
