10 Best Players SNUBBED For World Cup 2018

22-year-old Anthony Martial has had a real rollercoaster of a career so far, with his record-breaking move to Manchester United back in 2015 initially seeming like a great bit of business for the Red Devils. Martial kept scoring and was likened to Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry on more than one occasion, but has since gone on to struggle, falling greatly out of favour with current United boss José Mourinho.

Martial has still had a decent enough season at domestic level, tallying 11 goals and 7 assists in all competitions, despite starting many games from the bench, but just hasn't performed well enough to earn a spot in Didier Deschamps' France squad.

It's worth noting, once again, that France really do have a ton of great players up front. PSG's Kylian Mbappé is a breathtaking young talent, and the same can be said for Barcelona's Ousmane Dembélé. Antoine Griezmann is another star player at the peak of his form, with some Ligue 1 players like Nabil Fekir, Thomas Lemar, and Florian Thauvin also having great seasons and earning their spots on the plane to Russia ahead of young Martial.