Lisandro Martinez will be the only Manchester United player represented in the 2026 World Cup final.
Heading into the 2026 World Cup, there were 14 Manchester United players called up to be included in the tournament by their international teams.
That number does not include new signing Youri Tielemans, who helped Belgium to the quarter-finals before being eliminated.
Now, the 2026 World Cup final is around the corner, and only Lisandro Martinez remains from United’s representatives.
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Lisandro Martinez is aiming to win his second World Cup
Martinez won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, and now he is aiming to become a back-to-back world champion.
Four years ago, Martinez did not play in the World Cup final. This time around, he has been a key player for his nation and is expected to start.
Martinez has been one of the standout players of the World Cup so far, missing just 18 minutes of Argentina’s knockout matches so far.
United celebrated Martinez’s World Cup win back in 2022. If he wins it again this summer, he will return to Manchester having achieved a feat no other Red Devils player in history can match.
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The five Manchester United players who have won a World Cup
There are only five United players who have won the World Cup while representing the Red Devils,
- Sir Bobby Charlton
- Nobby Stiles
- John Connelly
- Paul Pogba
- Lisandro Martinez
Martinez is already on the list, but no United player has ever won the World Cup twice while representing the club.
If Argentina beat Spain in the final, Martinez will not only make history with his nation, but also at club level.
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