Manchester United goalkeeper ruled out of the World Cup

Sergio Romero will be missing in the World Cup games due to a knee injury.

He was initially named at the 23 squad but was later ruled out .The  31-year-old,  has won 94 caps for his country, and presented his country  during their World Cup qualifying campaign as they finished third behind Brazil and Uruguay.

Other  goalkeepers present will be  Willy Caballero and Franco Armani .

The Argentine Football Association tweeted: “Sergio Romero suffered today a joint blockage in his right knee that will leave him out of the squad.”

He has 10 appearances for Manchester United this season, with nine of those coming in cup competitions as he served as back-up to David de Gea.

Argentina have been drawn in Group D at this summer’s World Cup along with Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria. Their opening game is against Iceland in Moscow on June 16.

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