Question: who is the oldest player to have played in a world cup
Answer: e ( Northern Ireland ) , vs Yugoslavia , 17 June 1982 Youngest player , final 17 years , 249 days , Pelé ( Brazil ) , vs Sweden , 29 June 1958 Youngest player , qualifying match 13 years , 310 days , Souleymane Mamam ( Togo ) , vs Zambia , 6 May 2001 , 2002 CAF Group 1 Youngest captain 21 years , 109 days , Tony Meola ( United States ) , vs Czechoslovakia , 10 June 1990 Youngest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad 16 years , 339 days , Edu ( Brazil ) , 1966 Oldest player 45 years , 161 days , Essam El - Hadary ( Egypt ) , vs Saudi Arabia , 25 June 2018 Oldest player , final 40 years , 133 days , Dino Zoff ( Italy ) , vs West Germany , 11 July 1982 Oldest player , qualifying match 46 years , 175 days , MacDonald Taylor Sr.