The chromium they are everyone’s tradition Soccer World Cup: the collection of Panini it is eagerly awaited throughout the world and will not be missed Qatar 2022.

But since they are released several months before the tournament starts, logically the player lists of each team they do not accurately reflect in the names which then come to represent the choices in the tournament. Invariably one of the names chosen to represent his team on trading cards ends up missing the World Cup, either by decision of the coach or due to early injury.

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The other side is that of the players who stand out in the World Cup, with many minutes on the field and even goals, but who previously were not considered by Panini when composing the lists that do not have 100% of the members of the groups: the collections presented 16 or 17 football players per team (from 22 or 23 summoned) up to in Russia 2018 it was extended to 18 footballersbut will likely fall short again at Qatar 2022, where every team will be invited 26 football players.

The Spain national team she is no stranger to this and has had her “cursed papers” and absences over time. Here is a glimpse of it World Cup Italy 1990.

The “cursed” papers of Spain

In the World Cup played in southern Europe, the cards were Juanitothen defender of Real Zaragoza, Louis MillaBarcelona midfielder, and Txiki Begiristainculé striker, those who went on sale as footballers then he was not called by Luis Suarez for the tournament in which La Roja fell in the round of 16 against Yugoslavia. There was no chrome Alberto Gorriza very important footballer from Spain in that tournament who even scored the goal to win Belgium.

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In United States 1994 the “cursed” chrome was his Fernando Giner, the Valencia defender who has capped Spain 11 times but was left out at the last minute by Javier Clemente for the World Cup. His faces were missing from the album Txiki Begiristain, Fernando Miñambres, Voro and Abelardoamong others, that of the Spanish team that was close to the semi-finals.

France 1998 had his resignation Pep Guardiola to La Roja for his ongoing physical problems from last season, which didn’t come in time for Panini to exclude the Barça man from their sticker collection. His face Roberto Riosthe man for whom Athletic Club had paid 2,000 million pesetas to Betis the previous year.

The names of Carlos Aguilera, Fernando Morientes, Juan Antonio Pizzi and Joseba Etxeberria, among others from the team that was eliminated in the group stage.

In Korea-Japan 2002, Guardiola He was again ruled out of the World Cup due to injury at the last minute, but again his card was present as well as another star from Spain who pulled out of the tournament at the last minute, Santiago Canizares. There were three other errors: those of trading cards of Ismael Urzaiz, Sergi Barjuan Y Agustin Aranzabal. While the faces of Joaquin, Javier de Pedro, Juanfran, Ruben Baraja and Diego Tristanfootballers to whom Jose Antonio Camacho gave a place in Asia, in the team that was on the verge of the semi-finals.

Germany 2006 He introduced a big change at La Roja with Luis Aragonés and complicated the job for Panini, who I had no its colors David Villa, Cesc Fabregas, Mariano Pernia, Marcos Senna, Andres Iniesta and Juanitobut he presented his faces Asier del Horno, Rubén Baraja, Fernando Morientes and Vicente on the album.

Among the cards of his champion team South Africa 2010 his appears Mark Sennathe footballer who stood out in the 2008 European Championship but who was sidelined by Vicente del Bosque at the last minute of that World Cup. Pedro and Fernando Llorente There were two surprises from the list missing from the album as well as another football player who had minutes in several games, Carlos Marcena.

In the collection of the one who was fatal Brazil 2014 for Spain appeared Alvaro Arbeloa, Jesus Navas and Alvaro Negredo, three footballers dropped from the list of Vicente del Bosque at the last moments (Navas and Negredo were on the preliminary list of 30 names). Yes, it was missing from the collection Cesar Azpilicueta as well as two strikers, Fernando Torres and Diego Costa.

Finally, the collection of Russia 2018 brought the “curse” on vitolo Y Alvaro Morata, two names that were part of the process prior to this tournament but did not travel to the event in which Spain were knocked out at the round of 16 by the local team. The two took places that could have been Iago Aspas, Cesar Azpilicueta or Lucas Vazquezthree big names that weren’t on the album.