Manchester United official: 22 players in the team are expected to participate in the World Cup, 3 of whom will participate in the play-offs

On November 20, Manchester United’s official website published an article introducing the World Cup participation status of the team’s players. The article stated that 22 players on the team are expected to participate in the World Cup.

42 participating seats have been determined for the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup, and the remaining 6 seats will be determined through the play-offs, including 2 seats in the intercontinental play-offs and 4 seats in the European play-offs.

Among the teams that have qualified for the World Cup, Lisandro is expected to play with the Argentina team. The defender suffered a knee ligament injury at the beginning of the year and recently participated in the training of the Argentina team. Casemiro, Cunha (Brazil), Diego Leon (Paraguay), and Ugarte (Uruguay) are also expected to represent their respective teams in the World Cup.

In the African region, as the dark horse of the last tournament, the Moroccan team successfully passed the qualifiers. Mazraoui is expected to participate. Ahmed also helped the Cote d'Ivoire team return to the World Cup after 12 years. In addition, 18-year-old youth training right back Ofori was selected for the Australian team this month and is expected to participate in the World Cup.

In the European region, the England team successfully advanced. Rashford, who is currently on loan at Barcelona, ​​was selected into the team's latest roster. Maguire, Menu, Mount and Luke Shaw will also work hard to qualify. For the Portuguese team, B Fee and Dalot advanced with the team. Manchester United's official website asked, can they win the championship trophy for the first time on what is likely to be Ronaldo's last major competition?

De Ligt has locked in qualification for the World Cup with the Dutch team. Malaysia and Zirkzee have also been selected for the Dutch team, but they have not been selected recently. Lamens started in Belgium's stunning win over Liechtenstein and the Manchester United goalkeeper is hoping to qualify for the World Cup next summer.

In addition to the above-mentioned players, Bayendel will participate in the European play-offs with the Turkish team, and Dolgu and the loaned player Hoylen will participate in the European play-offs with the Danish team. The World Cup play-off draw ceremony will be held today, and the group stage draw ceremony will be held on December 5.