5 great players who never played at the World Cup

#3 George Weah (Liberia)

The current President of Liberia tried everything in his hands to get his country qualified for the World Cup

Nationality: Liberia

Countries represented at the international level: Liberia

International Caps: 60 (N/A)

International Goals: 22

International trophies won (with Liberia): 0

King George as he is fondly called in Liberia, Weah has plied his trade for clubs in France, Italy, and England. Arsène Wenger was the first one to scout his talent from Europe and signed him for Monaco in 1988. Four years later, Weah moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 1992 where he won the domestic title in 1994 while also becoming the top scorer of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League.

Weah then moved to Milan in 1995 where he spent four successful seasons, even winning two Serie A titles. Widely concurred by many as one of the greatest African players of all time, Weah was named as a FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995 and also won the Ballon d'Or, becoming the first and only African player to win these awards (as of 2018).

While he achieved innumerable success at the club level, Weah was not able to bring over the same success to his national team (also known as the Lone Star). As one of the smaller nations in world football, Weah did everything in his hands to support the national team: apart from being the team's star player, he also played the role of a coach later and even funded the Lone Star. Despite all his efforts, Liberia failed to qualify for any of the FIFA World Cup tournaments, agonizingly falling a point short of qualifying for the 2002 tournament.