Qatar 2022 World Cup: List of Oldest Players

Thirty-two of the best national teams from various countries competed in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 football tournament. Each national team could send up to 26 players to this most prestigious football event in the world.

Therefore, there were 832 players registered to compete in the World Cup Qatar 2022, which took place from October 20th to November 18th, 2022. Among them, several players were at the veteran stage of their football careers. One such player is Cristiano Ronaldo, who was over 37 years old.

Alfredo Talavera was recorded as the oldest player in the World Cup Qatar 2022. The goalkeeper for Toluca club and the Mexican national team was over 40 years old during the tournament.

Furthermore, two players from Brazil and two from Portugal were recorded as the oldest players still representing their national teams in the World Cup Qatar 2022. The following is a list of the 10 oldest players registered to represent their respective national teams at the World Cup Qatar 2022:

1. Alfredo Talavera (Mexico): 40 years 2 months
2. Atiba Hutchinson (Canada): 39 years 9 months
3. Pepe (Portugal): 39 years 8 months
4. Eiji Kawashima (Japan): 39 years 8 months
5. Dani Alves (Brazil): 39 years 6 months
6. Remko Pasveer (Netherlands): 39 years 1 month
7. Balbouli (Tunisia): 38 years 2 months
8. Thiago Silva (Brazil): 38 years 1 month
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 37 years 9 months
10. Danny Vukovic (Australia): 37 years 7 months