{"id":10657,"date":"2022-09-13T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=10657"},"modified":"2025-03-24T19:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:00:45","slug":"paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could still make the France squad for the Qatar 2022 World after he underwent surgery for a knee problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Manchester United man suffered the issue in pre-season with Juventus and wasted a month when he opted not to undergo surgery.
\n

\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The alternative treatment method he chose worsened the injury, but it has been operated on now and he is expected to be out for around two months.
\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If everything goes to plan, he will be back around 10 days before the World Cup begins. He would not have played enough club matches before then.
\n

\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he is one of the important players at his national team and his manager, Didier Deschamp will pick him for the competition, Matchplug<\/a> understands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is because he is considered for the core members of the squad and an important inspirational leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could still make the France squad for the Qatar 2022 World after he underwent surgery for a knee problem. The former Manchester United man suffered the issue in pre-season with Juventus and wasted a month when he opted not to undergo surgery. The alternative treatment method he chose worsened the injury, but it has been operated on now and he is expected to be out for around two months. If everything goes to plan, he will be back around 10 days before the World Cup begins. He would not have played enough club matches before then. However, he is one of the important players at his national team and his manager, Didier Deschamp will pick him for the competition, Matchplug understands. This is because he is considered for the core members of the squad and an important inspirational leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[227,224,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-european-leagues-football-news","category-fifa-world-cup","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"\nPaul Pogba could still make the World Cup - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup - Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could still make the France squad for the Qatar 2022 World after he underwent surgery for a knee problem. The former Manchester United man suffered the issue in pre-season with Juventus and wasted a month when he opted not to undergo surgery. The alternative treatment method he chose worsened the injury, but it has been operated on now and he is expected to be out for around two months. If everything goes to plan, he will be back around 10 days before the World Cup begins. He would not have played enough club matches before then. However, he is one of the important players at his national team and his manager, Didier Deschamp will pick him for the competition, Matchplug understands. This is because he is considered for the core members of the squad and an important inspirational leader.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-13T10:03:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-24T18:00:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-13T10:03:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-24T18:00:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/\"},\"wordCount\":149,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"European Leagues\",\"FIFA World Cup\",\"Football News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/\",\"name\":\"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup - Matchplug Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-13T10:03:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-24T18:00:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Matchplug Blog\",\"description\":\"Matchplug is the best soccer prediction site connecting bettors with winning tips. We are spot on in our Soccer predictions, premier league predictions, Bet9ja prediction, matched betting and premier betting.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Matchplug Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png\",\"width\":389,\"height\":218,\"caption\":\"Matchplug Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/author\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup - Matchplug Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup - Matchplug Blog","og_description":"Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could still make the France squad for the Qatar 2022 World after he underwent surgery for a knee problem. The former Manchester United man suffered the issue in pre-season with Juventus and wasted a month when he opted not to undergo surgery. The alternative treatment method he chose worsened the injury, but it has been operated on now and he is expected to be out for around two months. If everything goes to plan, he will be back around 10 days before the World Cup begins. He would not have played enough club matches before then. However, he is one of the important players at his national team and his manager, Didier Deschamp will pick him for the competition, Matchplug understands. This is because he is considered for the core members of the squad and an important inspirational leader.","og_url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/","og_site_name":"Matchplug Blog","article_published_time":"2022-09-13T10:03:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-24T18:00:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup","datePublished":"2022-09-13T10:03:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-24T18:00:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/"},"wordCount":149,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg","articleSection":["European Leagues","FIFA World Cup","Football News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/","name":"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup - Matchplug Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg","datePublished":"2022-09-13T10:03:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-24T18:00:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/paul-pogba-could-still-make-the-world-cup\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Paul Pogba could still make the World Cup"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/","name":"Matchplug Blog","description":"Matchplug is the best soccer prediction site connecting bettors with winning tips. We are spot on in our Soccer predictions, premier league predictions, Bet9ja prediction, matched betting and premier betting.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Matchplug Blog","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cropped-mp_logo_2.png","width":389,"height":218,"caption":"Matchplug Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/author\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pogba.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10657"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29400,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10657\/revisions\/29400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}