FIFA World Cup 2022 injury list: Angel di Maria, Dayot Upamecano, Romain Saiss and the rest
Stay up to date with all the FIFA World Cup 2022 injury news with fitness updates for every team remaining in the tournament.
Football
FIFA World Cup 2022 is racing towards its final conclusion.
The football showpiece that featured 32 teams across eight groups at the start is now being whittled down to a final two.
Switched from its usual mid-June start to adapt to the Qatari heat, a number of teams are without key players with reigning champions France missing the likes of Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante and Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema.
This is the first World Cup where five substitutions are permitted per match, placing an even greater emphasis on squad depth.
Read on for injury updates on all the teams left in the tournament.
Teams through to the final
Argentina
Lionel Messi has shaken off any lingering concerns about an hamstring injury after insisting he is fit and well following Argentina's 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia on Tuesday (13 December). The Argentine striker appeared to repeatedly grab his leg during the game much to the worry of his fans.
Angel di Maria, who remained on the bench during Argentina's 2-1 win over Australia and played only 10 minutes in their quarter-final clash against Netherlands, did not play against Croatia despite coach Lionel Scaloni saying he was fit. The attacking midfielder watched the game from the bench.
Rodrigo Paul, however, who was taken off on the 66th minute against the Netherlands over injury concerns made the starting line-up for the semi-final win.
Lautaro Martinez revealed ahead of Argentina's semi-final win against Croatia on Tuesday (13 December) that he has been taking pain-killing injections throughout the tournament to deal with a nagging ankle injury.
Nicolas Gonzalez and Joaquin Correa were both ruled out just before the tournament with Angel Correa and Thiago Almada coming into the squad.
France
France's injury woes began when Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante, Christopher Nkunku, Mike Maignan and Karim Benzema – who was ruled out on the eve of the tournament with a left quadriceps injury – were all left out of the initial squad.
They then appeared to deepen during their opening win over Australia with Bayern Munich left back Lucas Hernandez ruled out of the tournament after rupturing his anterior cruciate knee ligament early on.
But the defending champions' depth of talent is as impressive as their consistency. Despite reservations as to their fitness Les Bleus reached the semi-finals for the third consecutive time and beat Morocco 2-0 to become the first nation to reach back-to-back finals since Brazil in 2002.
The camp was hit by sickness ahead of that semi-final with Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano missing out due to flu-like symptoms. While Upamecano was fit enough to be named on the subs' bench, Rabiot stayed at the team hotel. Both should be fully recovered for the final.
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Third place match
Croatia
Marcelo Brozovic went off early in the second half of Croatia's semi-final defeat with what coach Zlatko Dalic described as a "twinge in his thigh".
The Inter midfielder had also suffered a thigh muscle problem in the lead-up to the tournament, but scans on Thursday showed nothing serious and he should be fit for Saturday's clash with Morocco.
Luka Modric was replaced with 10 minutes to go against Argentina, but the 37-year-old looks set to lead Croatia once more as they bid to add a third place to their second from four years ago.
Morocco
Captain Romain Saiss lasted just 20 minutes of the semi-final defeat to France, finally having to give best to a hamstring injury.
That left the Atlas Lions even more below-strength in central defence after Nayef Aguerd - who had been originally named in the starting line-up after missing the quarter-final win over Portugal - failed to take the pitch due to his knee issues.
Coach Walid Regragui was able to call upon Bayern Munich winger Noussair Mazraoui after he recovered from the hip flexor problem which ruled him out of the Portugal clash.
Walid Cheddira is available for selection again after he was sent off late on against Portugal.