Hamburg, Nov 24: Andrei Arshavin, Zlatan Ibrahomovic and Andriy Shevchenko are just three of the world’s most prominent footballers who will be missing the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Arshavin, 28, and his Russian teammates dazzled at Euro 2008 for a place in the semi-finals, but were caught out cold by Slovenia in a World Cup play-off tie.
“I cannot say that this is the deciding moment in my career — only after years will people usually realise it. But, in any case, to stay out of the World Cup means to be on the sidelines of world football for a time,” Arshavin was quoted as saying when elimination was already looming after the first game in Moscow.
As a result, the Arsenal forward Arshavin will not be in South Africa, and neither will Barcelona striker Ibrahimovic, whose Sweden team were eliminated as well.
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