Owen Hargreaves stormed away from Old Trafford after being left out for Manchester United's last game of the season.
Hargreaves, 29, hoped to get at least 30 minutes against Stoke to show Fabio Capello he could do a job at the finals.
But there was no place for him in Alex Ferguson's 18-man squad and he left 50 minutes before kick-off.
United claimed Hargreaves' exit was due to illness. But an onlooker said: "At about 3.10pm a member of the security team got into a grey Audi and headed for Gate 4B of the Stretford End.
"The way the car moved off, I thought it was one of the Glazers trying to get away.
"But then Hargreaves appeared and he did not look happy. He didn't hang about long."
But the Italian had a change of heart and has gone with Gareth Barry even though the Manchester City man is battling an ankle injury.
The striker, 21, sealed a £6million move to Old Trafford last month and has scored four goals in six games for his country.
Hargreaves, who returned from a 19-month knee injury at Sunderland 10 days ago, was tipped to make Capello's squad.
But the Italian had a change of heart and has gone with Gareth Barry even though the Manchester City man is battling an ankle injury.
On contrary, Mexico have included Manchester United's new signing Javier Hernandez in their World Cup squad.
The striker, 21, sealed a £6million move to Old Trafford last month and has scored four goals in six games for his country.
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