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International Football - FIFA World Cup
Oldest Players
This list features the oldest players to play professionally in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
RANK | PLAYERS | NATION | AGE | YEAR |
1 | Essam El Hadary | Egypt | 45 years, 161 days | 2018 |
2 | Faryd Mondragón | Colombia | 43 years, 3 days | 2014 |
3 | Roger Milla | Cameroon | 42 years, 39 days | 1994 |
4 | Pat Jennings | Northern Ireland | 41 years, 0 days | 1986 |
5 | Peter Shilton | England | 40 years, 292 days | 1990 |
6 | Dino Zoff | Italy | 40 years, 133 days | 1982 |
7 | Ali Boumnijel | Tunisia | 40 years, 38 days | 2006 |
8 | Jim Leighton | Scotland | 39 years, 310 days | 1998 |
9 | David James | England | 39 years, 306 days | 2010 |
10 | Atiba Hutchinson | Canada | 39 years, 288 days | 2022 |
References
GiveMeSport. (n.d.). “Oldest players at the World Cup – all time list”. Available at: https://www.givemesport.com/world-cup-oldest-players-of-all-time/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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