England World Cup goalkeeper Nick Pope "deserves all the success he's had and will have", the chairman of the non-league club where he started out said.
The Newcastle United number one will head to Qatar alongside goalkeepers Jordan Pickford and Aaron Ramsdale.
He was spotted by a scout in 2011 playing for Suffolk non-league side Bury Town.
"They thought there was something they could work with - and the rest is history," said chairman Russell Ward.
The club tweeted a photo of a fresh-faced Pope playing for Bury Town and congratulated him on his selection.