age limit for world cup?

Answer 1

dont think there's an age limit

Answer 2

Sir Stanley Matthews played at the highest level in England until he was 50 so could also have played for the national side. However, usually most players are too slow by their mid-thirties and so that is a general limit. Goalkeepers tend to go on longer though - Peter Shilton was into his 40's before he finished.

Professional players seem to be getting younger and younger at the moment - Freddy Adou was playing in the US MLS when he was 15 - so techinically could have played senior level football for the national side in a World cup. The youngest at this WC is Theo Walcott in the England squad (17), but he's yet to put in an appearance on the pitch.

Answer 3

There aren't players' age limit, nor too young or too old.
From FIFA website:
Of the 736 players, there are seven preparing for their fourth FIFA World Cup: Cafu and Ronaldo (both Brazil), Oliver Kahn (Germany) Mohammed Al Deayea and Sami Al Jaber (both Saudi Arabia), and Kasey Keller and Claudio Reyna (both USA). Only Cafu, Al Deayea and Al Jaber actually appeared in all three previous tournaments while USA goalkeeper Keller is the only player going to Germany who was at the 1990 finals.

Keller may be a veteran at 36 but he is a youngster compared to Tunisia goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel, the tournament's oldest player. He turned 40 in April and in the entire history of the FIFA World Cup, only Roger Milla, Pat Jennings, Peter Shilton and Dino Zoff have been older.

By contrast the youngest player in the competition, England's Theo Walcott, is just 17 and will become the FIFA World Cup's youngest ever scorer if he finds the back of the net in Germany.

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The youngest player to win the World Cup championship was Pelé (Brasil). He won the title in 1958, when he was 17.

The oldest player to win the World Cup championship was Dino Zoff (Italy). He did it in 1982 at the age of 40.

The youngest player to play in the World Cup was Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland). During the match against Yugoslavia in 1982 he was 17 years and 42 days old.

The oldest player to play in the World Cup was Roger Milla of Cameroon. During the game against Russia in 1994 he was 42 years and 39 days old. He hit a goal in that match too.

The youngest player to score in the World Cup was Pelé (Brasil). He did it during a match with Wales in 1958. He was 17 years and 239 days old.

Answer 4

i dont think there's an age limit in football..as long as the player hasnt retired from international football..and still performing well in football..then he can receive call-ups from the manager to play in the world cup..any youngster also can play..

Answer 5

min 17 max 35,

Answer 6

20 years like when rolando start he was 20 years old