Players of the best team who did not qualify for the World Cup: Haaland and Salah led

There are still three places to be contested for the 2022 World Cup, but we already know that some of the best players in football will not travel to Qatar.

Enough Power Soccer has assembled a best squad of superstars who didn't qualify for the World Cup, and you can take a look at the 3-4-3 formation we've picked below and feel free to post your choice in the comments section.

It's a shame we weren't able to see Slovakia and Atletico Madrid's ace goalkeeper Oblak in the final, but Donnarumma's absence was even more shocking.

After all, the tall goalkeeper played a key role in Italy's european championship winning path and was named the best player in the European Championship.

However, Donnarumma was powerless to prevent Italy from being eliminated by North Macedonia in the World Preliminary Play-off final.

The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper is still only 23 years old and he should have more opportunities to play in the World Cup in the future, but given his poor form and ongoing struggles at the Parc des Princes this season, being eliminated is the last thing he needs now.

Centre-back: Shkrinjar

Slovakia may finish third in their World Cup group, but they are not even really close to qualifying for a play-off.

It was a shame for Shkrinjar, who played every minute of the national team's unsuccessful World Qualifier journey.

The coveted Inter defender is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs in football today, but the 27-year-old may never have the chance to play in the World Cup.

Centre-back: Chiellini

Chiellini, who was almost overwhelmed after Italy's 1-0 loss to North Macedonia, admitted he collapsed because the country missed the World Cup for the second consecutive time.

This is easy to understand. The defensive veteran will turn 38 later this year. Chiellini played a key role in Italy's european championship victory, but he never had another chance to be on the biggest stage in football.

Of course, that's good news for strikers around the world, but it's a blow to neutral fans who believe one of the greatest defenders of modern times should stage his own national team farewell show at the 2022 World Cup.

Centre-back: David Alaba

We can put David Alaba in a couple of positions on this team. The Real Madrid ace player is so versatile and he's so good.

Well, it's uncomfortable to see Austria beaten by Wales in the World Europa Play-offs, because now there's a very realistic prospect that Arabba will never play in the World Cup.

The 29-year-old will certainly have more chances of qualifying, but it's worth pointing out that Austria hasn't reached the World Cup finals since 1998.

Right winger: Mahrez

Manchester City's Mahrez scored five goals for Algeria and they overtook Burkina Faso as first place in Group A to reach the World Non-Qualifiers.

However, after a 1-0 away win over Cameroon, the North African nation lost 2-1 at home in the second leg and was eliminated due to an away goal disadvantage.

Mahrez is now 31 years old and the Algerian captain may not have another chance to play in the World Cup.

Midfielder: Verratti

There's some truth to a lot of people who think Verratti is the best midfielder in the world.

His recent performance for Paris Saint-Germain against Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes is an example of this, when he controlled Casemiro, Kroos and Modric almost single-handedly.

Verratti also excelled at Euro 2020, regaining his starting spot for Italy after returning from injury. However, neither he nor the Italian team will go to Qatar.

Verratti was arguably the only Italian player to stand out in the match against North Macedonia, but that doesn't erase the fact that the vulnerable 29-year-old's World Cup appearances could be frozen at 132 minutes forever.

Midfielder: Casey

Casey will play for Barcelona next season, but he will not play for Ivory Coast at the 2022 World Cup.

Ivory Coast was disqualified from the play-offs after being beaten 1-0 by Cameroon in the final match of the group stage.

This means that jeremy Boga, Nicholas Pepe, Sebastian Alai and Wilfrid Zaha, among others, are unable to travel to Qatar.

Still, Casey is arguably the player in the best position to show off his style on the international stage, but at least he can now focus entirely on proving his ability to get into Barca's midfield.

Left winger: Luis Díaz

Liverpool fans have quickly realised why Klopp and his team would have acted on Spurs' interest in Díaz: the Colombia international is a truly exceptional talent who immediately integrated into the Reds.

Unfortunately, we can't see the hard-working and skilled winger in Qatar.

Díaz shined in last year's Copa America, but Colombia ultimately paid the price for a 1-0 home loss at home to Peru earlier this year, which led to their sixth place in the South American World Cup table.

Forward: Salah

How devastating these months have been for Salah!

First, in the Africa Cup of Nations final between Egypt and Senegal, the goal-scoring Liverpool striker didn't even get a chance to take a penalty in the penalty shoot-out.

Then, in the World Africa play-offs, also against Senegal, he missed a penalty in a penalty shootout and Egypt missed the World Cup.

It is not surprising that salah is now considering withdrawing from the Egyptian national team.

Forward: Haaland

Haaland, the most sought-after striker in football, can't play in the World Cup, which feels wrong.

In their last five national team games, the Borussia Dortmund striker has scored eight goals, including five in three World Cups.

But that's still not enough to get Norway to the World Cup finals, with the Nordic nation finishing third in the group and just three points away from qualifying for the play-offs.

The time for the 21-year-old Haaland will finally come, but not being able to play in this World Cup will still be very frustrating for him.

Forward: Aubameyang

Aubameyang's performance at Barca is a reminder of what a great striker he is, having scored nine goals in his first 11 games with Barca.

Still, the dream of making his World Cup debut seems truly shattered.

Aubameyang, 32, scored two goals for Gabon in the world's qualifying round, but they finished second in the group, far from top-notch Egypt and missing out on the play-offs.

Now Aubameyang can only be satisfied with getting a belated chance to shine at Barca.