Lisandro Martinez is in an incredibly rare position now to hit a milestone at the World Cup that no other Manchester United player before him has been able to do.
The 28-year-old Argentine defender is heading to this summer’s World Cup final after Argentina completed a superb 2-1 comeback win over England on Wednesday.
Anthony Gordon broke the deadlock for England in the second half before Enzo Fernandez netted Argentina’s equaliser and Lautaro Martinez scored the winner.
Lisandro Martinez played 73 minutes on Wednesday evening before Lionel Scaloni pulled the Manchester United star off and replaced him with Nicolas Otamendi.
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Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez could now become Man Utd’s only two-time World Cup winner in history
Argentina will now defend their World Cup crown in the final on Sunday evening, with Lionel Scaloni’s men facing Euro 2024 champions Spain in New Jersey.
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez was an unused substitute in the thrilling 2022 World Cup final between France and Argentina in Qatar.
Martinez has enjoyed major silverware success under Argentina boss Scaloni, including winning a World Cup winner’s medal and lifting two Copa Americas.
Sunday’s final at the MetLife Stadium could be the moment where Martinez becomes the only Man Utd player to ever win the World Cup twice in their playing career.
There have only been 13 Man Utd players who have won the World Cup and only five of them were actively at Old Trafford during their major milestones.
Martinez had moved to the Premier League club from Ajax in the summer of 2022 ahead of the World Cup being staged in Qatar during the winter period that year.
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Raphael Varane was the only Man Utd player who came close to doing what Lisandro Martinez can now do at the World Cup
There have been 21 players who have won the World Cup twice in their careers, with Brazil icon Pele being the only one to have lifted the trophy three times.
Raphael Varane, who struck up a key defensive partnership with Martinez at Old Trafford, came close to winning the World Cup twice in his prolific playing career.
The 33-year-old former Man Utd and Lens defender lifted his first World Cup with France in Russia in 2018 during his time with La Liga club Real Madrid.
Raphael Varane made his move to the Red Devils in 2021 and later featured in the final of the 2022 World Cup, only for France to lose on penalties against Argentina.
Not only could Martinez become the first Man Utd player to win two World Cups, but he could also do so by being the only active footballer to be at Old Trafford on both occasions.
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