Five Italy players in most valuable XI missing the 2026 World Cup

FLORENCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Gianluigi Donnarumma and Sandro Tonali of Italy arrive during an Italy Training Session at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on September 05, 2023 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

There are two more Italian representatives in midfield, Nicolò Barella and Sandro Tonali.

Two former Serie A stars, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, have failed to qualify for the World Cup with their national teams, Georgia and Nigeria and feature up front.

BERLIN – JULY 9: General view of the World Cup trophy prior to the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Final match between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium on July 9, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Kvara is also the second-most valued star not playing at the World Cup after Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai, according to Transfermarkt.

Italy will still play two friendly games in June, led by interim coach Silvio Baldini, who will name his Azzurri squad on May 25.

Most valuable XI missing out on 2026 World Cup (3-4-3): Donnarumma: Zabarnyi, Bastoni, Calafiori; Szoboszlai, Tonali, Barella, Baleba; Mbeumo, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.