Official: United star makes final cut for World Cup squad in spite of erratic season

Manchester United have a plethora of players called up to the FIFA World Cup this summer. Representatives Casemiro and Matheus Cunha will represent Brazil with Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot hoping to lead Portugal to victory. Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford will walk out for the Three Lions, and Noussair Mazraoui will play for Morocco. Amad has received an international call-up for the Ivory Coast, while Senne Lammens is in Belgium’s squad. Manuel Ugarte will go with Uruguay, and Diego Leon is in Paraguay’s preliminary squad, as is Altay Bayindir for Turkey. Lisandro Martinez It has now been confirmed that Lisandro Martinez will be yet another United man at the World Cup. The winner of the tournament in 2022 has been named in Argentina’s final World Cup squad. 🚨🚨| OFFICIAL: Lisandro Martinez has been included in Argentina’s World Cup squad. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/tPSRe4kD7o — centredevils. (@centredevils) May 28, 2026 Martinez has had a challenging season with injury and has had a limited number of matches. The defender has only played in 19 matches this season: 18 of these came in the Premier League and one in the FA Cup. He missed the start of the season with a cruciate ligament injury from the previous campaign but made his debut against Crystal Palace at the end of November. The 28-year-old defender did play regularly between Christmas and February, but once again injuries arrived, this time a calf problem. On his return to action against Leeds United, he picked up a controversial red card for hair pulling and was banned for three matches. He did play the final three games of the season, though, and this has been enough to convince the Argentine coach. Former Red Devil Alejandro Garnacho has missed out, though, after a less than convincing season for Chelsea. Lisandro Martinez season stats Games playedGoalsAssistsMins played 19001310 Source: transfermarkt.com Feature image Molly Darlington via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.