West Ham star Manuel Lanzini has been ruled out of the World Cup after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in Argentina training on Friday.

Lanzini was named in manager Jorge Sampaoli's 23-man squad in May but will not feature in Russia after suffering the injury during as Argentina made their final preparations ahead of the the summer showpiece.

A statement on Argentina's national side Twitter feed said: "Manuel Lanzini suffered, in today's morning training, the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee."

The 25-year-old, who had been linked with a summer transfer to Liverpool, now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

The World Cup starts in Russia on Thursday and the West Ham star's absence will be a blow for manager Sampaoli.

Argentina, who lost in the World Cup final four years ago but only qualified for this year's tournament by winning their final qualifying match, have been drawn in Group D alongside Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria.