Northern Ireland legend Norman Whiteside is the youngest player to play at the World Cup at the age of 17 years, 41 days in 1982. (x)
Cameroon icon Samuel Eto’o made his WC debut at just 17 years, 98 days in the year 1998. (x)
Femi Opabunmi became Nigeria’s youngest player ever as he made his WC bow at the tender age of 17 years, 100 days in 2002. (x)
Salomon Olembe played his first World Cup game for Cameroon’s in the 1998 edition of the quadrennial at the age of 17 years, 184 days. (x)
Three-time World Cup winner and Brazilian godfather Pele played his first-ever World Cup game for the Selecao at just 17 years, 234 days. (x)
Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, who represented his nation at the 2018 edition of the FIFA showpiece in Russia is the oldest player to have competed at the WC at the age of 45 years, 161 days. (X)
Colombia shot-stopper Faryd Mondragon played for Los Caffeteros at the age of 43 years, 3 days in the 2014 WC in Brazil. (x)
Cameroon legend Roger Milla played for the Indomitable Lions at the age of 42 years, 39 days during the 1994, and remains the oldest player to net at the World Cup. (x)
Northern Ireland goalie Pat Jennings kept watch for his nation in between the stick at the age of 41 years, during the 1986 World Cup in Argentina. (x)
English custodian Peter Shilton was 40 years, 292 days old when he appeared under the bar for the Three Lions at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. (X)
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