The World Cup isn't guaranteed, no matter how great you are


Jan Oblak is now 33 and still waiting for his first World Cup appearance.
Gianluigi Donnarumma missed out at 19 and 23 before finally making it at 27.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had to wait until 25.
Pierre-Emerick Aubamevang is 36 and has never plaved at one.
Talent alone doesn't get vou there. Sometimes vou're born into a nation that struggles to qualify. Sometimes an entire generation gives everything and still falls short.
That's what makes the World Cup so special. For some plavers, it's a stage. For others, it's a dream that remains iust out of reach.
A reminder that even some of football's biggest stars can't take a World Cup appearance for granted.
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