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After six-straight round of 16 exits, who is on the El Tri squad looking to change the recent history?

One of the most controversial figures in football, the Barcelona striker has a terrific record in this tournament and could add to his tally in Russia

Goal takes a look at each of the goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and attackers named in Gareth Southgate's side

The Manchester United forward was among those to endure a forgettable flop at Euro 2016, but he is determined to put things right at World Cup 2018

Speculation has been rife as to who should make the cut for their country, but which players exactly will be participating?

Goal takes a look at some of the young players who could be about to light up the tournament in Russia...

The Egyptian forward netted 44 times in a memorable 2017-18 campaign and is being backed to maintain those standards and join the global elite

The experienced coach was back in his homeland during the summer break and found himself targeted by a gang while out with family and friends

The Spanish striker is ruling nothing out ahead of the summer window, with a testing debut campaign in England having sparked fresh transfer talk

The Manchester City winger has been left out of Germany's 23-man party heading to Russia, much to the surprise of a colleague at the Etihad Stadium

The RB Leipzig forward was one of Germany's stars at last year's Confederations Cup and will be out to impress at an even bigger event in Russia

This year's hosts have not made it past the group stage since 1986 but have a chance of arresting that streak after being handed a favourable draw

The forward's Liverpool team-mate is backing the Reds' 44-goal star to shine in Russia after his recent injury scare

Vladimir Petkovic's men have not got past the last 16 of this competition in over 60 years and look to be in for the same fate again in Russia

Pick your dream FUT World Cup starting line-up to help determine a team chosen by fans that will go head-to-head with a side chosen by Goal

A star turn at Camp Nou could be forgiven for buying into his own hype, but a fellow frontman insists that has never been the case with a team player

The Red Devils will be one of the teams to watch in the tournament in Russia, such is their talented squad and deep pool of players

Josep Maria Bartomeu remains adamant that the France international will not be offloaded this summer just one year on from a €105m move to Camp Nou

The African country are playing just their third ever finals tournament and will be hoping Liverpool's Mohamed Salah can keep up his outstanding form

The winger has had an excellent season for Manchester City but has looked uncomfortable when asked to play a completely different role for his country

Failure to qualify, untimely injuries and unfortunate snubs mean some of the finest talent on the planet will be absent from a Russian showpiece

The 2014 winners are looking to defend their title in Russia and Joachim Low had many tough decisions to make as he chose his final panel

The Liverpool forward is nursing a shoulder injury picked up in the Champions League final, but he will join his international colleagues in Russia

The Red Devils boast an exceptionally talented squad and are one of the favourites to win the Jules Rimet for the first time in their history

Oscar Tabarez's men relied heavily on home advantage during qualifying but will expect to progress from an open looking Group A that includes Russia

Joachim Low's men are second-favourites to win the tournament after lifting the trophy in 2014 and will be the team to beat in Russia this time around

The reigning champions have opted against taking a Premier League title winner with them to Russia, but Manuel Neuer is included after injury issues