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...
17. Australia: Garang Kuol
Thomas Deng, Garang Kuol and Awer Mabil of Australia pose during the Australia Official Team Photo at Aspire Training Ground on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) | Getty Images
18. Brazil: Bruno Guimaraes
(From L) Brazil's forward Neymar, Brazil's forward Rodrygo, Brazil's forward Pedro and Brazil's midfielder Bruno Guimaraes stretch during a training session on November 18, 2022 at the Continassa training ground in Turin, as part of Brazil's preparation ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. (Photo by Isabella BONOTTO / AFP) (Photo by ISABELLA BONOTTO/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
19. England: Nick Pope
England goalkeeper Nick Pope during the England Training Session at Al Wakrah Stadium on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) | Getty Images
20. England: Nick Pope
England goalkeepers Nick Pope (r), Aaron Ramsdale (c) and Jordan Pickford (l) during the England Training Session at Al Wakrah Stadium on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) | Getty Images