JHON LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIG LOSERS FORM WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

MISSING THE PARTY

Hands up if you’re not going to Russia: Holland’s Arjen Robben and, above, Chile’s Alexis Sanchez

FOR some it was going to be their swansong, for others it was going to be their chance to take on the world’s best at the peak of their powers.
But now they have something in common. They’re not going to be in Russia 2018. For while England booked their ticket with embarrassing ease and all the excitement of watching paint dry, other fancied sides came unstuck in spe...