Five current Newcastle players were called-up for their respective nations for the 2022 World Cup, which starts this Sunday. Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson and Nick Pope were called-up to the England squad while Fabian Schar and Bruno Guimaraes made the Switzerland and Brazil squads respectively.
Teenage forward Garang Kuol will also be representing Australia at the tournament ahead of his January move to United.
Trippier, Wilson, Pope, Schar and Kuol have all been training in Qatar this week while Guimaraes and Brazil have been training in Turin, Italy before heading to the World Cup host nation on Sunday.
England will open their World Cup campaign against Iran on Monday (kick-off 1pm GMT). Australia open against holders France on Tuesday (7pm kick-off GMT) while Group G opponents Switzerland and Brazil play their first games on Thursday against Cameroon (10am kick-off GMT) and Serbia (7pm kick-off GMT) respectively.
Here are 23 photos showing the Newcastle players preparing for the World Cup...
5. Australia: Garang Kuol
Garang Kuol of Australia runs during the Australia training session at the Aspire Training Ground on November 17, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) | Getty Images
6. Switzerland: Fabian Schar
Switzerland's defender Fabian Schar (C) controls the ball during a friendly football match between Ghana and Switzerland in Abu Dhabi on November 17, 2022. (Photo by Ryan LIM / AFP) (Photo by RYAN LIM/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
7. England: Kieran Trippier
England's Kieran Trippier (2R) takes part in a training session at the Al Wakrah SC Stadium in Al Wakrah, south of Doha on November 17, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
8. England: Kieran Trippier
England's defender Kieran Trippier (2nd R) takes part in a training session at the Al Wakrah SC Stadium in Al Wakrah, south of Doha on November 17, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images