Brown Named In Sven Goran Eriksson's World Cup Squad

Brown was one of four United players to be named in the squad, the other Untied stars were all midfielders, David Beckham (currently injured but expected to be fit for the World Cup), Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt (who is also currently injured.

The full squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers:

David Seaman (Arsenal, 68 caps, no goals)
Nigel Martyn (Leeds United, 21 caps, no goals)
David James (West Ham United, 7 caps, no goals)

Defenders:

Wes Brown (Manchester United, 4 caps, no goals)
Danny Mills (Leeds United, 5 caps, no goals)
Ashley Cole (Arsenal, 7 caps, no goals)
Wayne Bridge (Southampton, 3 caps, no goals)
Sol Campbell (Arsenal, 44 caps, no goals)
Rio Ferdinand (Leeds United, 20 caps, no goals)
Martin Keown (Arsenal, 41 caps, 2 goals)
Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough, 47 caps, 1 goal)

Midfielders:

David Beckham (Manchester United, 49 caps, 6 goals)
Nicky Butt (Manchester United, 18 caps, no goals)
Joe Cole (West Ham United, 4 caps, no goals)
Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United, 9 caps, no goals)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, 10 caps, 1 goal)
Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich – Germany, 4 caps, no goals)
Paul Scholes (Manchester United, 42 caps, 13 goals)

Forwards:

Robbie Fowler (Leeds United, 24 caps, 6 goals)
Emile Heskey (Liverpool, 22 caps, 3 goals)
Michael Owen (Liverpool, 34 caps, 15 goals)
Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur, 45 caps, 11 goals)
Darius Vassell (Aston Villa, 3 caps, 2 goals)

Standby:

Danny Murphy (Liverpool)