Sweden’s mercurial striker missed out on his third and probably final World Cup after his national team was eliminated by Poland in the qualifiers. Salah will now have to wait for 2026 which could well be his final chance to make an impact at the World Cup. That must have hurt Liverpool’s main man, who had an injury- affected 2018 World Cup in Russia where they were eliminated at the group stage. Egypt were eliminated by Senegal on penalties in the qualification stage, where Salah missed a crucial penalty and saw his former Reds teammate Sadio Mane book his spot at the grand tourney. The Liverpool talisman has been having a pretty mediocre season at Liverpool and on top of that, the Egyptian King will be watching the World Cup from home as his country failed to qualify for the tournament. If nothing changes in the future, Haaland could find himself in an unenviable list of great footballers who failed to kick a ball at the World Cup.

We have to be ready to do it.The last time Norway qualified for the big stage was in 1998 in France, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16.

It's many, many months and many, many tough games, incredible effort this is the most important thing,' Guardiola added. 'The Premier League title is so important even though I know the Champions League is so special. 'If the team is able to play a little bit better in some departments in the way we are thinking for Wednesday, maybe it would be easier for him.'īefore the encounter against the LaLiga giants, treble-chasing City will look to go four points clear at the top of the league table when they travel to 17th-placed Everton on Sunday.

'For the first time to go to the Bernabeu, one of the biggest stages, against a top-class club with good defenders, midfielders and strikers, next time will be a little bit easier. He was speaking ahead of Sunday's Premier League game against Everton. But Erling, we cannot forget, is 22 years old and it was the first time he played in the semi-finals of the Champions League,' Guardiola told reporters. Haaland has scored a record 51 goals in all competitions in the current campaign but was kept quiet by Real defender Antonio Rudiger in the 1-1 first-leg draw last Tuesday. May 14 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed striker Erling Haaland to rediscover his best form when they host Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final after the Norwegian failed to find the net at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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