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Tom Victor

6 footballers who have won World Cup without playing a game - including West Ham star

With just two months to go until the World Cup, international managers will be preparing to make some big calls ahead of naming their tournament squads.

In England's case, that could mean Gareth Southgate giving Ivan Toney a call-up for the tournament in Qatar. The forward is part of Southgate's squad for the UEFA Nations League dead rubber against Germany, where he will hope to earn his first cap.

Of course, a spot in the squad won't necessarily mean minutes at the tournament, as the likes of Ben Chilwell and Conor Coady discovered at Euro 2020. Those on the sidelines still have a part to play, though, and some have even picked up a winner's medal without kicking a ball in anger. Here, Mirror Football takes a closer look at some of those to achieve the feat.

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