Every
footballer
dreams
of
representing
his
country
in
the
biggest
tournament
in
world
football,
regardless
of
age.
We
will
see
a
number
of
veteran
footballers
playing
in
what
is
likely
to
be
their
final
World
Cup.
Here,
we
will
take
a
look
five
oldest
players
in
the
2022
FIFA
World
Cup.
Thiago
Silva
(Brazil)
–
38
years,
1
month
and
29
days
Despite
his
age,
Thiago
Silva
remains
a
key
player
for
both
Chelsea
and
Brazil.
He
will
lead
the
Selecao
in
the
World
Cup
and
his
side
will
be
one
of
the
favourites
for
the
tournament.
Silva
is
expected
to
start
alongside
Marquinhos
at
the
heart
of
the
Brazil
defence
and
could
play
a
decisive
role.
Dani
Alves
(Brazil)
–
39
years,
6
months
and
14
days
Dani
Alves
will
be
Brazil’s
oldest
player
in
the
2022
FIFA
World
Cup
and
he
is
also
set
to
become
the
oldest
Brazilian
to
ever
feature
in
a
FIFA
World
Cup.
The
record
was
previously
held
by
Djalma
Santos,
who
played
in
the
1966
World
Cup
aged
37.The
iconic
right-back
earlier
participated
in
three
World
Cups
but
was
not
a
part
of
the
Selecao
for
the
2018
edition
due
to
injury.
Eiji
Kawashima
(Japan)
–
39
years
and
8
months
Veteran
goalkeeper
Eiji
Kawashima,
who
will
turn
40
in
March
2023,
has
been
named
in
Japan’s
squad
for
the
2022
FIFA
World
Cup.
He
has
been
Japan’s
first-choice
goalkeeper
for
12
years
and
impressed
in
the
2018
World
Cup.
Kawashima
has
now
broken
his
own
record
of
being
the
oldest
Japanese
player
in
World
Cup
history
and
is
likely
to
be
the
first-choice
keeper
in
Qatar.
Pepe
(Portugal)
–
39
years,
8
months
and
25
days
Portuguese
centre-back
Pepe
has
had
an
illustrious
career
for
both
club
and
country
and
will
be
one
of
Portugal’s
key
players
in
the
upcoming
FIFA
World
Cup
2022.
Even
at
this
age,
he
remains
a
first-choice
for
Portugal
which
is
quite
extraordinary.
Atiba
Hutchinson
(Canada)
–
39
years,
9
months
and
12
days
Canada
head
to
the
World
Cup
with
a
pretty
young
and
talented
squad
but
they
also
have
the
oldest
player
in
the
tournament
in
Atiba
Hutchinson
.
He
is
the
only
player
who
was
born
when
Canada
last
played
in
the
World
Cup
back
in
1986.
He
holds
the
record
for
most
caps
for
Canada
with
97.
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