Several top football stars, including Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah, are facing potential World Cup absences due to injuries sustained shortly before the tournament.

<img alt="Composite photo of injured soccer stars Serge Gnabry of Germany and Brazil&apos;s Rodrygo" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d54df270-53d2-4f6d-847b-2887a37c0033,1778606403417/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2820%2C0%2C1139%2C640%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="From left: Bayern Munich and Germany forward Serge Gnabry and Brazilian star Rodrygo will miss the World Cup this summer. Gnabry injured his adductor in training and Rodrygo has a knee ligament issue." width="620" ...