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Mar 5, 2024 · 1 Essam El Hadary - 45 years, 161 days. Last, but not least, the oldest player to ever play in the World Cup is Egypt's Essam El Hadary. At 45 years old, he is comfortably the oldest...
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- Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) - 45 Years, 161 Days
- Faryd Mondragon (Colombia) - 43 Years, 3 Days
- Roger Milla (Cameroon) - 42 Years, 39 Days
- Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland) - 41 Years
- Peter Shilton (England) - 40 Years, 292 Days
- Oldest Footballer in The FIFA Women’s World Cup
Twenty-two years after making his debut for Egypt, Essam El-Hadary made his first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 against Saudi Arabia at the age of 45 years and 161 days. The Pharaohs came into the Saudi Arabia contest having lost against Uruguay and Egypt in their earlier group matches. Egypt were in trouble against the Saudis and would ...
Before Essam El-Hadary in 2018, Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon, at 43 years and three days, was the oldest footballer to play at the FIFA World Cup when he took the field in Colombia’s final group game against Japan in 2014. Faryd Mondragon, however, still holds a few records. Faryd Mondragon also played for Colombia in the 1998 World Cup bef...
Cameroon’s Roger Milla at the age of 42 years and 39 days is the third on the list of oldest footballers to play in the FIFA World Cup. However, he is the only striker to feature in the top five. Milla struck Cameroon’s only goal in their 6-1 drubbing from Russia in the 1994 group stage. In the same match, Russia’s Oleg Salenko registered the recor...
It was Northern Ireland goalkeeper Pat Jennings’s 41st birthday when he took the field against mighty Brazil in the group stage match of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. As most expected, the celebrations happened in the Brazilian camp as they put three goals past the birthday boy to register a 3-0 win. Pat Jennings retired the same year after playing...
Famously remembered for being the goalkeeper against whom legendary Maradona scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal in the quarter-final of the 1986 World Cup, England goalkeeper Peter Shilton achieved the feat of becoming the oldest footballer to feature in a World Cup game in 1990. Peter Shilton was 40 years and 292 days old when he captained England in t...
Formiga, Brazil - 41 years and 112 days Brazilian midfielder Formiga, at 41 years and 112 days, became the oldest footballer to play in the FIFA Women’s World Cup during Brazil’s quarter-final match against France in 2019, which they lost 2-1. Formiga is the only player across men’s and women’s competitions to play in seven FIFA World Cups. She is ...
Jun 26, 2018 · Legendary Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary made history on Monday when he became the oldest man to play in any Fifa World Cup — he led his side against Saudi Arabia in Egypt's final match...
Jan 3, 2023 · As of November 2022, Egypt's Essam El-Hadary was the oldest player to ever play in the FIFA World Cup, having been 45 years and 161 days old when he made his World Cup debut against Saudi...
The oldest player in a football (soccer) FIFA World Cup is goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary (Egypt, b. 15 January 1973), aged 45 years 161 days, when he started for Egypt vs Saudi, in the Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia, on 25 June 2018.
Jun 25, 2018 · Goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary became the oldest player in World Cup history after being named in the starting XI for Egypt against Saudi Arabia, and he saved a penalty in his side's 2-1 defeat.
Jun 25, 2018 · The 45-year-old El-Hadary became the oldest player in World Cup history when he started between the posts during Egypt's final match against Saudi Arabia, breaking a record previously set by...
