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Which United players are going to the World Cup?

A number of Manchester United players can look forward to playing at the World Cup finals, after being selected in their respective countries’ squads.

Marcos Rojo is in Argentina’s 23-man squad for the tournament but Sergio Romero was sadly forced to withdraw on 23 May after sustaining an injury in training. This will be Rojo's second World Cup after being involved in 2014, when La Albiceleste were runners-up after losing the final 1-0 to Germany after extra time.

Victor Lindelof has also been included in the Sweden squad, as the defender prepares for his second major tournament after featuring at Euro 2016. 

Paul Pogba has made France’s 23-man squad and the midfielder will go to his third consecutive major tournament with Les Bleus, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and were runners-up of Euro 2016 as hosts. But, given the fierce competition for places in the squad, Anthony Martial has had to settle for a place on the 11-man standby list selected by coach Didier Deschamps.

WHO IS GOING TO THE WORLD CUP?

At the time of writing, the following players have been called up for their respective nations...

Marcos Rojo (Argentina)
Phil Jones (England)
Ashley Young (England)
Jesse Lingard (England)
Marcus Rashford (England)
Victor Lindelof (Sweden)
Paul Pogba (France)
David De Gea (Spain)
Marouane Fellaini (Belgium)
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
Nemanja Matic (Serbia)

This story was first published on 16 May.