JeffFromHK
Full Member
As the world cup is ongoing, it may be a good time to take a look at how our players did in the World Cup historically for comparison and record purposes
* Players loaned out by Man Utd are excluded
(World cups before 1950 - no Man Utd players participated)
World Cup 1950:
- 1 team out of 13 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in group stage)
- 2 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Aston, Cockburn (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1954:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in quarter final)
- 2 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Byrne, Taylor (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1958:
- 3 teams out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in group stage), Wales (eliminated in quarter final), Northern Ireland (eliminated in quarter final)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Gregg (Northern Ireland), Websters (wales), Charlton (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1962:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in quarter final)
- 1 Man Utd player in world cup squads: Charlton (England)
- 1 goal scored by Man Utd Players: Charlton x1 [first world cup goal scored by Man Utd Players]
World Cup 1966:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (Champions) [first time Man Utd Players appearing in world cup semi, final, and winning the world cup]
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Charlton, Connelly, Stiles (England)
- 3 goals scored by Man Utd Players : Charlton x3 [first time Man Utd player scoring multiple goals in the world cup and scoring in semi final]
World Cup 1970:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in quarter final)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Charlton, Stepney, Stiles (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1974:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: Scotland (eliminated in group stage)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Holton, Buchan, Morgan (Scotland)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1978:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: Scotland (eliminated in group stage)
- 4 Man Utd players in world cup squads: McQueen, Jordan, Buchan, Macari (Scotland)
- 1 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Jordan x 1 [first time a non-Charlton Man Utd player scoring in the world cup ]
World Cup 1982:
- 2 teams out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in second group stage, i.e. top 12), Northern Ireland (eliminated in second group stage, aka top 12)
- 4 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Robson, Coppell, Wilkins (England), Whiteside (Northern Ireland - then the youngest player to ever feature in the World cup, at 17 years 41 days)
- 2 goals scored by Man Utd Players; Robson x 2
World Cup 1986:
- 4 teams out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in QF), Scotland (eliminated in group stage), Northern Ireland (eliminated in group stage), Denmark (eliminated in round of 16 - first time Man Utd player representing a non-UK country)
- 7 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Robson, Bailey (England), Whiteside (Northern Ireland), Sivebæk, Olsen (denmark), Strachan, Albiston (Scotland)
- 5 goals scored by Man Utd Players: 3 x Olsen, 1 x Whiteside, 1x Strachan [first time multiple Man Utd players scoring in a single tournament; most goals scored by Man Utd players in a single tournament until 2014]
World Cup 1990:
- 2 teams out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in round of 16), Scotland (eliminated in group stage)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Robson, Webb (England), Leighton (Scotland)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1994:
- 1 team out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: Ireland (eliminated in round of 16)
- 2 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Irwin, Keane (Ireland)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1998:
- 3 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Norway (eliminated in round of 16), England (eliminated in round of 16), Denmark (eliminated in quarter final),
- 8 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Johnsen, Berg, Solskjaer (Norway), Schmeichel (Denmark), Scholes, Beckham, Sheringham, Neville (England)
- 2 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Scholes x1, Beckham x1
World Cup 2002:
- 6 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: France (eliminated in group stage), Urugary (eliminated in group stage), South Africa (eliminated in group stage), Argentina (eliminated in group stage), Ireland (eliminated in round of 16), England (Eliminated in QF)
- 10 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Barthez, Silvestre (France), Forlan (Urugary), Fortune (South Africa), Veron (Argentina), Keane (Ireland, but busted up), Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Brown (England)
- 3 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Forlan x1, Fortune x1, Beckham x1
World Cup 2006:
- 8 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Serbia (eliminated in group stage), South Korea (eliminated in group stage), USA (eliminated in group stage), Netherlands (eliminated in round of 16), Argentina (eliminated in QF), England (eliminated in QF), Portugal (Semi-Finalist), France (Finalist)
- 12 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Saha, Silvestre (France), Vidic (serbia), Park (South Korea), Howard (USA), Heinze (Argentina), Ronaldo (Portugal - the only time Ronaldo played a World Cup as a Man Utd player), Van Der Sar, Van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), Neville, Ferdinand, Rooney (England)
- 3 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Park x1, Ronaldo x1, Van Nistelrooy x1
World Cup 2010:
- 4 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Serbia (eliminated in group stage), France (eliminated in group stage), South Korea (eliminated in round of 16), England (eliminated in round of 16)
- 5 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Park (South Korea), Rooney, Carrick (England), Vidic (Serbia), Evra (France)
- 1 goal scored by Man Utd Players: Park x1
World Cup 2014 [the world cup most involved in by Man Utd Players thus far]:
- 9 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Mexico (eliminated in round of 16), Spain (eliminated in group stage), Japan (eliminated in round of 16), Uruguay (eliminated in round of 16), England (eliminated in group stage), Ecuador (eliminated in group stage), France (eliminated in QF), Belgium (eliminated in QF), Netherlands (3rd)
- 14 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Hernandez (Mexico), Van Persie (Netherlands), De Gea, Mata (Spain), Kagawa (Japan), Rooney, Welbeck, Smalling, Jones (England), Valencia (Ecuador), Evra (France), Varela (Uruguay), Felliani, Januzaj (Belgium)
- 8 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Van Persie x 4, Hernandez x 1, Mata x 1, Rooney x 1, Felliani x1
World Cup 2018:
- 7 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Serbia (eliminated in group stage), Spain (eliminated in round of 16), Argentina (eliminated in round of 16), Sweden (eliminated in QF), England (4th) Belgium (3rd) , France (Winners - First time a Man Utd player winning the World Cup since 1966) [first time 3 teams out of 4 semi-finalist featured Man Utd players]
- 11 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Matic (Serbia), De Gea (Spain), Rojo (Argentina), Lindelof (Sweden), Lingard, Jones, Young, Rasford (England), Felliani, Lukaku (Belgium), Pogba (France)
- 8 goal scored by Man Utd Players: Lukaku x 4, Rojo x 1, Lingard, x 1, Pogba x1 (first time Man Utd player scoring in the final), Fellaini x1
If you spot any mistakes or missing outs, please let me know
* Players loaned out by Man Utd are excluded
(World cups before 1950 - no Man Utd players participated)
World Cup 1950:
- 1 team out of 13 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in group stage)
- 2 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Aston, Cockburn (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1954:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in quarter final)
- 2 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Byrne, Taylor (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1958:
- 3 teams out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in group stage), Wales (eliminated in quarter final), Northern Ireland (eliminated in quarter final)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Gregg (Northern Ireland), Websters (wales), Charlton (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1962:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in quarter final)
- 1 Man Utd player in world cup squads: Charlton (England)
- 1 goal scored by Man Utd Players: Charlton x1 [first world cup goal scored by Man Utd Players]
World Cup 1966:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (Champions) [first time Man Utd Players appearing in world cup semi, final, and winning the world cup]
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Charlton, Connelly, Stiles (England)
- 3 goals scored by Man Utd Players : Charlton x3 [first time Man Utd player scoring multiple goals in the world cup and scoring in semi final]
World Cup 1970:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in quarter final)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Charlton, Stepney, Stiles (England)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1974:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: Scotland (eliminated in group stage)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Holton, Buchan, Morgan (Scotland)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1978:
- 1 team out of 16 teams have Man Utd players in it: Scotland (eliminated in group stage)
- 4 Man Utd players in world cup squads: McQueen, Jordan, Buchan, Macari (Scotland)
- 1 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Jordan x 1 [first time a non-Charlton Man Utd player scoring in the world cup ]
World Cup 1982:
- 2 teams out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in second group stage, i.e. top 12), Northern Ireland (eliminated in second group stage, aka top 12)
- 4 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Robson, Coppell, Wilkins (England), Whiteside (Northern Ireland - then the youngest player to ever feature in the World cup, at 17 years 41 days)
- 2 goals scored by Man Utd Players; Robson x 2
World Cup 1986:
- 4 teams out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in QF), Scotland (eliminated in group stage), Northern Ireland (eliminated in group stage), Denmark (eliminated in round of 16 - first time Man Utd player representing a non-UK country)
- 7 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Robson, Bailey (England), Whiteside (Northern Ireland), Sivebæk, Olsen (denmark), Strachan, Albiston (Scotland)
- 5 goals scored by Man Utd Players: 3 x Olsen, 1 x Whiteside, 1x Strachan [first time multiple Man Utd players scoring in a single tournament; most goals scored by Man Utd players in a single tournament until 2014]
World Cup 1990:
- 2 teams out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: England (eliminated in round of 16), Scotland (eliminated in group stage)
- 3 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Robson, Webb (England), Leighton (Scotland)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1994:
- 1 team out of 24 teams have Man Utd players in it: Ireland (eliminated in round of 16)
- 2 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Irwin, Keane (Ireland)
- 0 goals scored by Man Utd Players
World Cup 1998:
- 3 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Norway (eliminated in round of 16), England (eliminated in round of 16), Denmark (eliminated in quarter final),
- 8 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Johnsen, Berg, Solskjaer (Norway), Schmeichel (Denmark), Scholes, Beckham, Sheringham, Neville (England)
- 2 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Scholes x1, Beckham x1
World Cup 2002:
- 6 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: France (eliminated in group stage), Urugary (eliminated in group stage), South Africa (eliminated in group stage), Argentina (eliminated in group stage), Ireland (eliminated in round of 16), England (Eliminated in QF)
- 10 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Barthez, Silvestre (France), Forlan (Urugary), Fortune (South Africa), Veron (Argentina), Keane (Ireland, but busted up), Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Brown (England)
- 3 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Forlan x1, Fortune x1, Beckham x1
World Cup 2006:
- 8 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Serbia (eliminated in group stage), South Korea (eliminated in group stage), USA (eliminated in group stage), Netherlands (eliminated in round of 16), Argentina (eliminated in QF), England (eliminated in QF), Portugal (Semi-Finalist), France (Finalist)
- 12 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Saha, Silvestre (France), Vidic (serbia), Park (South Korea), Howard (USA), Heinze (Argentina), Ronaldo (Portugal - the only time Ronaldo played a World Cup as a Man Utd player), Van Der Sar, Van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), Neville, Ferdinand, Rooney (England)
- 3 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Park x1, Ronaldo x1, Van Nistelrooy x1
World Cup 2010:
- 4 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Serbia (eliminated in group stage), France (eliminated in group stage), South Korea (eliminated in round of 16), England (eliminated in round of 16)
- 5 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Park (South Korea), Rooney, Carrick (England), Vidic (Serbia), Evra (France)
- 1 goal scored by Man Utd Players: Park x1
World Cup 2014 [the world cup most involved in by Man Utd Players thus far]:
- 9 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Mexico (eliminated in round of 16), Spain (eliminated in group stage), Japan (eliminated in round of 16), Uruguay (eliminated in round of 16), England (eliminated in group stage), Ecuador (eliminated in group stage), France (eliminated in QF), Belgium (eliminated in QF), Netherlands (3rd)
- 14 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Hernandez (Mexico), Van Persie (Netherlands), De Gea, Mata (Spain), Kagawa (Japan), Rooney, Welbeck, Smalling, Jones (England), Valencia (Ecuador), Evra (France), Varela (Uruguay), Felliani, Januzaj (Belgium)
- 8 goals scored by Man Utd Players: Van Persie x 4, Hernandez x 1, Mata x 1, Rooney x 1, Felliani x1
World Cup 2018:
- 7 team out of 32 teams have Man Utd players in it: Serbia (eliminated in group stage), Spain (eliminated in round of 16), Argentina (eliminated in round of 16), Sweden (eliminated in QF), England (4th) Belgium (3rd) , France (Winners - First time a Man Utd player winning the World Cup since 1966) [first time 3 teams out of 4 semi-finalist featured Man Utd players]
- 11 Man Utd players in world cup squads: Matic (Serbia), De Gea (Spain), Rojo (Argentina), Lindelof (Sweden), Lingard, Jones, Young, Rasford (England), Felliani, Lukaku (Belgium), Pogba (France)
- 8 goal scored by Man Utd Players: Lukaku x 4, Rojo x 1, Lingard, x 1, Pogba x1 (first time Man Utd player scoring in the final), Fellaini x1
If you spot any mistakes or missing outs, please let me know