World Cup injury woes – The players likely to miss out including Arsenal ace and Real Madrid trio

Kevin Strootman – Netherlands

As is becoming something of a theme in this list it is another footballer’s nightmare – anterior cruciate ligament injury – that has ended Strootman’s hopes.

The AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia has asked the team to play well towards the end of the season as tribute to the midfielder, such is the upsetting nature of his problem.