Wales vs Iran is next as Wales and Iran will both be looking for better results as they meet each other in the second round of Group B of 2022 World Cup.

A crucial Group B match will see Wales look to do the business against the lowest-ranked team in the group, Iran.

Victory for either side in this match would give them a great chance of claiming a knockout stage spot, while a draw or defeat leaves them extremely vulnerable.

Wales, after picking up a late point against the United States, know that victory in this match will be important, but so will goal difference. If they can secure a win, they'll want to pour on the goals in the hopes of getting a differential advantage over the United States, who will also be expected to pick up a win against Iran.

For the Middle Eastern nation, there is pride at stake, as even if they don't qualify for the knockout stage, a better showing than their opening match 6-2 defeat to England would be something to enjoy.

Match Details:

• Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
• Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
• Date: Friday 25 November
• Kick-off Time: 3:30 PM IST

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The UEFA Euro 2024 will be the 17th edition of the competition. Germany will host the tournament this time, which is set to take place from 14 June to 14 July 2024. However, several important and high-profile players are set to miss the competition as their respective national sides couldn't get past the qualification stages. One of them is Man City forward Erling Haaland as Norway finished third in the Group A points table of the qualifiers. In this article, we'll look at the star players who will miss the upcoming Euro 2024 in Germany.

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Star Footballers to miss the UEFA Euro 2024

Erling Haaland - Norway 

Norway Football team's hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024 were ended by Spain on October 15, 2023. A few days later, their play-off chances were ended too. But, Norway were eliminated long before when they suffered a 2-1 loss at home to Scotland. Erling Haaland wasn't available in that match as the match was just one week after the Champions League final in Istanbul. Norway finished third in the Group A points table of the Euro qualifiers and The Scandinavians' hopes of playing in the Euros ended.

Aleksei Miranchuk - Russia

Since February 2022, FIFA and UEFA imposed a ban on all Russian club and national teams featuring in the competitions following Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. Russia were not involved in Euro 2024 qualifiers because of the ban and they are set to miss the tournament in Germany. Aleksei Miranchuk, the 28-year-old star midfielder who plays for Atalanta scored the winner against Finland in the previous Euros. Russia had qualified for six of the previous seven European Championships since becoming a FIFA member ahead of Euro '96.

Evan Ferguson - Ireland

Ireland failed to qualify for Euro 2024, after finishing second-bottom in their group with six points from eight matches. Their two wins came against last-placed Gibraltar and ended their qualification campaign with a 1-0 defeat away to the Netherlands. Evan Ferguson, the 19-year-old Brighton striker sustained an injury that ruled him out of his national team's Euro 2024 qualifying games against France and Netherlands. It is a huge miss for a talent like Evan Ferguson to not appear in a competition like the Euros.

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Victor Lindelof, Dejan Kulusevski, Alexander Isak - Sweden

Victor Lindelof, a defender of Manchester United is another player whose face the football fans will be missing in the upcoming Euros. Sweden finished third in their qualifying group F, nine points behind second-finished Austria. It is not like Sweden is a weak team or anything but they still failed to qualify. Victor Lindelof is the captain of the side and he was not able to lead the team to the upcoming competition. Sweden didn't perform like the fans expected. They have players like Isak, Kulusevski, and Forsberg but still couldn't manage to get past the qualifying stage. This is the first time since 1996 that Sweden have failed to qualify for a European Championship.

Konstantinos Tsimikas - Greece

Greece lost to Georgia 4-2 on penalties in the final of the Euro 2024 play-off which means they will not progress to the competition despite delivering a strong performance in the semi-finals against Kazakhstan. Georgia had never won against Greece and had never reached the finals of any major competition, while Greece had not made it to the finals of a major tournament since Brazil in 2014. Greece's elimination also means that Liverpool's defender Konstantinos Tsimikas will also miss the Euros.

Eljif Elmas - North Macedonia

North Macedonia failed to make the EURO 2024 finals that will start in Germany in June. They were eliminated in a tough qualifying group. England and defending champions Italy were the best two teams from Group C and they booked their places in the competition. North Macedonia qualified for the EURO 2020 to make history but they were eliminated at the group stage after losing to the Netherlands, Ukraine, and Austria. Eljif Elmas, a key player of Macedonia later said that he still dreamt of playing in another huge competition with his national team. Elmas has appeared in 58 games for North Macedonia and scored 12 goals for his country since making his debut in 2017.

Teemu Pukki - Finland

Wales beat Finland in the semi-finals of the Euro 2024 qualifiers by 4-1 to knock them out of the competition. Teemu Pukki did score in the game but ended on the losing side. Pukki led them to Euro 2020 but Finland knocked out off the group stage after losing to Denmark and Belgium. But, this time they are going to miss the tournament after delivering a horrible performance in the semi-finals of the qualifiers against Wales.

Ethan Ampadu - Wales

Ethan Ampadu who recently appeared in his 51st match with the national side, will miss the upcoming Euros in Germany after Wales' elimination from the finale of the qualifiers. Wales missed out on qualification for Euro 2024 after suffering a penalty shootout defeat in their play-off final against Poland in Cardiff. It could have been Ampadu's first huge tournament with his national side but unfortunately will have to wait for now. Wales qualified for the Euro 2020 and even got past the group stage but were eliminated in the round of 16 after losing by 4-0 to Denmark.

"Argentina Merch On," said the commentator as Lautaro Martinez scored the final shootout of the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-final between Argentina and Netherlands.

Nahuel Molina started the proceedings for Argentina as he scored in the 35th minute of the match in which was touted to be toughest match for them in FIFA World Cup 2022. The youngster did not miss his chance to jump on Messi's lap after scoring that electryfying goal. Lionel Messi then scored from the spot in the 73rd minute to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.

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Things were looking all easy for Lionel Scaloni's men until Wout Weghorst came in as a substitute for the Netherlands team. He came and just massacred the hearts of Argentine fans with two goals in 83rd and 90+11 minute of the match to take the game into the extra time.

The game was tied at 2-2 after full 120 minutes when an epic penalty shootout took place at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Netherlands defender and captain Virgil van Dijk missed the first shot to give Argentina the advantage. Emiliano Martinez with a great save, jumping to his left. Lionel Messi, the captain of the Argentina team then stepped up to take the first shot of the shootout for his team and he scored. 0-1 for Argentina after first shot.

Steven Berghuis missed the second shot for the Dutch team to provide Leandro Paredes an opportunity to give Argentina a 0-2 lead. Emiliano Martinez again with a great save. This time, jumping to his left.

Teun Koopmeiners converted from the spot for the Netherlands for the first time to give them some hope. However, Gonzalo Montiel made sure that his team keep the gap alive to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-finals.

Things got a bit tensed for Lionel Scaloni's men as Enzo Fernández missed the fourth shot for them after Wout Weghorst scored for the Dutch team to make it 3-2 after four shots each.

However, with a deficit of one goal already, Argentina just had to make sure they scored in the last shot after Luke de Jong scored from Netherlands last shot. Lautaro Martínez's clinical penalty then made sure that Argentina were the one going to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 which they eventually went on to win.

Watch: Lionel Scaloni's reaction as Argentina qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-finals

Argentina made it 2-0 against France in the World Cup final with a brilliant team move that was finished off by Di Maria.

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Just 16 minutes into the game, Di Maria showed his class against Leicester with a sumptuous lob to put United two up and was votes United's player of the month in September that year!

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Angel Di Maria has confirmed that he will retire from the Argentina national team after the 2024 Copa America.

The Argentine superstar already has seven Golden Balls to his name – more than anybody else in history. He is now set to be recognized as the best player on the planet once again having inspired his country to World Cup glory at Qatar 2022.

Diario Sport reports that Messi will be handed the most prestigious of individual accolades at a glitzy ceremony hosted by France Football in Paris on October 30. That award will pull him further clear of eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi, who linked up with MLS side Inter Miami over the summer, will also become the first recipient of the Ballon d’Or to be playing their club football outside of Europe.

In the process of adding another entry to the record books, Messi will pip prolific Manchester City striker Erling Haaland – who hit 52 goals while helping the Blues to Treble glory last season.

France's 1998 World Cup-winning member Frank Leboeuf thinks that the Premier League could very much be Kylian Mbappe's next possible destination. Leboeuf told CasinosEnLigne.com that Liverpool can turn out to be Mbappe's potential suitor if Real Madrid miss out on the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) sensation's signing. The legendary Chelsea player, however, seemed quite disappointed with the way the Blues have been performing in recent times. Leboeuf spent five years in England with Chelsea. He is clearly not happy with the new ownership.

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"Manchester City or Bayern Munich could potentially move for Mbappe, but I think those two clubs already have great players. I think Liverpool could be an option, but I'm not sure Mbappe will want to live there! That's all due respect to the Scousers," Leboeuf said.

Chelsea announced Mauricio Pochettino as the head coach of the side this summer. But his arrival has not helped Chelsea in changing their fortunes. They are currently struggling at the 14th spot in the Premier League. Chelsea's attacking unit has been quite miserable this time.

"Chelsea are a mid-table club," Frank Leboeuf whiskered every possibility of Kylian Mbappe's signing for Chelsea

"Let's be realistic - Chelsea are a mid-table club. Attracting players will be tough and players like Mbappe won't want to come. The big players want to play in the Champions League. Arsenal had that problem for years, and so did Manchester United. Top players won't come to Chelsea because the club has fallen. It's unbelievable to see what the club has become just two years on from their Champions League win. I'm disgusted with it. I have nothing against Todd Boehly, but they need to change things quickly or else they'll kill the club," the 55-year-old former centre-back said.

Chelsea failed to qualify for this season's Champions League after finishing their Premier League campaign in the 12th spot last time. Chelsea have reportedly invested around £1bn in the transfer market since Todd Boehly took charge of the Premier League club 18 months back.

The investment has not paid off yet. Chelsea scored just 38 Premier League goals last season, the second-lowest in a single campaign in the history of the club. Their lowest Premier League tally in a single campaign appeared back in 1923-24 when they were relegated.