5 Liverpool players who might not make the World Cup at this stage

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With their players going off to their national teams, let’s see which members of Liverpool’s squad will likely be watching the World Cup from their couches instead of playing.Giorgi MamardashviliYou can’t play in the World Cup if your country doesn’t qualify, and of all the countries that Liverpool’s players represent, Georgia may be in the worst predicament. Consigned to third place, they would need not only to win their remaining qualifiers (which are home to Spain and away to Bulgaria) and would also need Romania and Sweden to put on charges in their respective groups just to qualify for a playoff spot.

Great as it would be to see Georgia qualify for their first World Cup ever, I wouldn’t put money on it.Alexander IsakSpeaking of the Swedes, it’s looking grim for them, too. They must win their remaining matches (away to Switzerland and home to Slovenia) and hope for other results to go their way.

That change of leadership might be good, but with Isak goalless in four qualifying matches, he’ll need to find the net if his country’s going to have any chance.Curtis JonesThen there are the Liverpool players who are just too low on the depth chart for their countries. He’s good where he is, as a squad defender for the Reds when he’s healthy.Stefan BajčetićAnd that sound you hear is all the Spain fans laughing at the idea that the defensive midfielder who hasn’t seen a game for Liverpool this season and has never been capped for Spain at the senior level might crack La Roja’s loaded squad for next year.