I must continue, we must continue, because I have the ambition to go further. The Catalan club said he was their second youngest player of all time, behind Albert Almasque in 1902 who played in the Macaya cup at 13 years, 11 months and six days old. With a second-half goal in the 4-2 win over Croatia on Sunday, France's Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player to score in the World Cup final since Pele did so in 1958. "Wherever my potential allows me to go. Spain kicked off their 2022 World Cup with an incredible 7-0 Group E win over Costa Rica as Luis Enrique's side dominated from start to finish at theAl Thumama Stadium. From being the youngest player to win the World Cup, to holding the record of scoring the most number of international goals for the Selecao, Pele has achieved great heights donning Brazil's famous yellow shirt. Pele is the youngest player to play and win the World Cup. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Let me shock you. Spains Gavi, Australias Garang Kuol, and Youssoufa Moukoko of Germany are just over 18 and have featured in their respective nations opening matches in Qatar. This is only one step. Its a schoolboys dream. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. All rights reserved. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Unfortunately for England and Owen, that game ended in defeat and Owens international football quest for more World Cup goals as a teenager ended there. Top 10 youngest debutants in World Cup history - Sportszion Germany will have the youngest player at the tournament after Hansi Flick called up uncapped Borussia Dortmund forward Youssoufa Moukoko. Top five youngest FIFA World Cup winners - khelnow.com Brazilian legend Pele is the fifth youngest player to feature in a FIFA World Cup. Mirtle: This Maple Leafs win was nine long years in the making for Kyle Zagallo was 38 years old in 1970 and Menotti was 39 years old in 1978. I don't know who will play [against Germany on Sunday]. "At 15 years old, just imagine it. However, he will become the second youngest scorer in behind Pele if he can find the net in Qatar. The striker was 17 years and 40 days old when he made his World Cup debut against Yugoslavia in 1982. Subscribeto our newsletter to receive exclusive content. Incredibly, this Northern Ireland side would reach the quarter-finals of the 1982 World Cup, including a famous 1-0 victory over Spain to qualify from the group stages, before being dumped out by a Michel Platini-inspired France. Register to read and get full access to gulfnews.com, By clicking below to sign up, you're agreeing to our Pele holds the record of being the youngest footballer to score at the mens FIFA World Cup. He holds the record for the youngest to score in a World Cup when scoring 10 days earlier in the quarterfinals. When can Manchester City win the Premier League title? Instead, he had to settle for a caution and in doing so became the youngest player to receive a yellow card in FIFA World Cup history. Romanias Nicolae Kovacs is fourth on the list of youngest football players to score in the FIFA World Cup. Gavis sweet volley from the edge of the box was Spains fifth goal in a 7-0 rout of Costa Rica, incidentally a game where they broke the World Cup record for the highest possession and most successful passes in 90 minutes. At the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the youngest squad by average age is Ghana, who are also the lowest-ranked team in the tournament. However, Femi Opabunmi never played for Nigeria again. Pulisic is the youngest ever player to captain the US soccer team, aged just 20. 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Northern Irelands Norman Whiteside is the youngest footballer to play at the FIFA World Cup. Pel also holds the record for the youngest player to score a goal in a mens World Cup final match. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Gavi also became the youngest footballer to play for Spain in a major international tournament. A similar scoreline followed in the final over hosts Sweden, Pel having to settle for just a double on this occasion as he became the youngest player to feature and score in a World Cup final at the age of 17 years and 249 days old. List of the youngest players in each team at ICC World Cup 2019 "I told him to try things and he did," Xavi told Movistar. At the age of 17 years and 249 days, Pele helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958 at the Rasunda Stadium in Solna, Sweden.. I need to keep going.". . Norman Whiteside could not become the youngest footballer to score at the FIFA World Cup as the game ended in a goalless draw. We had to show that we could do it. TheBorussia Dortmund was only19 years, four months and 23 days old when he starred against Iran during Englands 6-2 opening victory. Spains midfield now looks set for the next decade with Gavi and Pedri looking like one of the best duos at the tournament, despite La Rojas shock exit to Morocco in the last 16. This brace meant he ended the tournament with six goals, despite not yet turning 18. Kylian Mbappe becomes youngest since Pele to score in World Cup - ESPN Christian Pulisic is the star player of the US men's national soccer team, or USMNT. He featured in 38 international matches, scoring nine goals for Northern Ireland. The Youngest Professional Athletes To Win A Championship With goals in the UEFA Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and also Euro 2004, Michael Owen is the only player to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England. Olembe made his debut in Cameroons 1998 FIFA World Cup opener against Austria when he was 17 years and 184 days old. Pele was part of the Brazilian teams that won the 1962 and 1970 FIFA World Cups. He was then the youngest African to feature in footballs biggest event. Three more defeats in 2014 and Etoo announced his retirement from international football finishing with 116 caps, the third most in Cameroon history after sealing a move to Premier League side Everton from Chelsea.