00:00The top soccer players in the world usually enjoy worldwide success at the club level,
00:05winning the biggest competitions in the best stages possible.
00:08However, that winning record sometimes does not translate to the national team level,
00:12as we have seen throughout the sports history a lot of wonderful footballers that didn't get to win the World Cup.
00:19Here's five active players that have not been able to lift the title with their country.
00:23Luis Suarez, the interim Miami striker, is on the final stage of his professional career,
00:28and at one point he was the best goal scorer in Europe,
00:32having some impressive numbers with Ajax, Liverpool, and FC Barcelona.
00:36At the national level, Suarez was a big reason of why Uruguay made it all the way to the semifinals
00:42at the South Africa World Cup in 2010, along Diego Forlan.
00:47However, Lucho was not able to win the World Cup with La Celeste.
00:51Robert Lewandowski, a Polish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Poland national team,
00:58Robert Lewandowski has been one of the world's most remarkable strikers,
01:02having scored over 500 senior career goals for club and country.
01:07His club success, however, has not been able to translate into winning ways with Poland,
01:12as Lucho will probably hang the cleats before he lifts up a World Cup trophy,
01:16M.R. Jr.
01:17Probably one of the biggest hopes Brazil had to win another World Cup championship
01:21was sensational striker Neymar Jr., who seemed destined to be the next legend of Scratch do Oro.
01:28However, Neymar, who's currently playing for the club he loves,
01:32Santos have failed to bring his country another World Cup title,
01:35even though he had a lot of success at the club level with FC Barcelona and PSG.
01:40Luka Modric
01:42Modric collected the golden ball in Ballon d'Or in 2018 following a spectacular showing in Russia 2018,
01:49but it will do little to ease the pain of a 4-2 defeat to France in the final.
01:54Now 40 years old, the playmaker who currently plays for AC Milan,
01:58and who had his best club success with Real Madrid,
02:01has likely had his last hurrah on the biggest stage,
02:04though he will go down as one of the finest players of his generation,
02:08artfully controlling matches, and looking elegant as he does so.
02:12Cristiano Ronaldo
02:13Considered one of the best soccer players of all time,
02:16Cristiano Ronaldo has won it all at the club level.
02:20And to be fair, CR7 has won three major international trophies with Portugal,
02:25marking the most glorious chapter in the history of the national team.
02:29However, the current UEFA Nations League champions have not been able to win the World Cup.
02:342026 will be the last opportunity the current Al Nasser striker
02:38will have to win the only trophy missing in his brilliant career.
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