The footballers who have played for over 40 years, including Cristiano Ronaldo, will be participating in the upcoming World Cup, which is more than the previous tournaments – together. In the previous 22 editions of the World Cup, from 1930 to 2022, only six players over 40 years of age have played. Dino Zoff from Italy was the first, in Spain in 1982, and Alfredo Di Stefano from Mexico was the last, in Qatar in 2022.
The number of players over 40 years of age is now significantly increasing, and they are undoubtedly prepared to prove their age to the world. Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer Gordon will be the oldest player at the upcoming tournament and the second oldest in the history of the World Cup, according to Egyptian footballer Essam El Haddari, who played in Russia in 2018.
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