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Champions League is the best club competition on the planet, the World Cup is considered the ne plus ultra of international tournaments.But while at club level star players can be plucked to larger, more ambitious sides during the transfer window, the same can’t be said of their home nation. (Unless you’re Diego Costa, that is.)As Mohamed Salah misses out on a second possible World Cup with Egypt, having featured in 2018, we thought we would take a look at some of the greatest players to ever grace the pitch but who were unable to make a showing in the tournament.

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Scottish performance squad boost for Perthshire paddler Duncan Edwards

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.The schedule moving forward may be unclear but Perthshire canoe slalom star Duncan Edwards remains focused on reaching the top.COVID-19 greatly impacted this year’s competition calendar and resulted in time away from the familiar setting of the water.But the Pitlochry paddler is keeping in high spirits about what the future in the sport could hold for him.The 21-year-old’s development will again be aided after he was named in the Scottish Canoe Association’s performance slalom squad.“I’m happy to do another year and excited to go paddling again to try and get back into some normality,” Duncan said.