Oldest World Cup-winning players

1st) Dino Zoff – 40 years and 133 days 2nd) Nilton Santos – 37 years and 32 days 3rd) Angelo Peruzzi – 36 years and 143 days 4th) Franco Armani – 36 years and 63 days 5th) Miroslav Klose – 36 years and 34 days 6th) Gilmar Rinaldi – 35 years and 185 days 7th) Lionel Messi – 35 years and 177 days 8th) Toni Turek – 35 years and 167 days 9th) Bernard Lama – 35 years and 96 days 10th) Nicolas Otamendi – 34 years and 309 days 11th) Angel Di Maria – 34 years and 307 days 12th) Alejandro Gomez – 34 years and 306 days 13th) Castilho – 34 years and 202 days 14th) Paul Mebus – 34 years and 25 days 15th) Roman Weidenfeller – 33 years and 341 days 16th) Didi – 33 years and 252 days 17th) Fritz Walter – 33 years and 246 days 18th) Borja Iglesias – 33 years and 183 days 19th) Paul Steiner – 33 years and 166 days 20th) Franco Causio – 33 years and 160 days

Dino Zoff

Italy

Goalkeeper

Spain 1982

4th World Cup 7 appearances 6 goals conceded Final Italy 3-1 West Germany Zoff was 40 years and 133 days old

Nilton Santos

Brazil

Full-back

Chile 1962

4th World Cup 6 appearances 0 goals Final Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia Nilton Santos was 37 years and 32 days old

Angelo Peruzzi

Italy

Goalkeeper

Germany 2006

1st World Cup 0 appearances Final Italy 1-1 France (5-3 PSO) Peruzzi was 36 years and 143 days

Franco Armani

Argentina

Goalkeeper

Qatar 2022

2nd World Cup 0 appearances Final Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 PSO) Armani was 36 years and 63 days

Miroslav Klose

Germany

Forward

Brazil 2014

4th World Cup 5 appearances 2 goals Final Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET) Klose was 36 years and 34 days

Gilmar Rinaldi

Brazil

Goalkeeper

USA 1994

1st World Cup 0 appearances Final Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 PSO) Gilmar Rinaldi was 35 years and 185 days

Lionel Messi

Argentina

Forward

Qatar 2022

5th World Cup 7 appearances 7 goals Final Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 PSO) Messi was 35 years and 177 days

Toni Turek

West Germany

Goalkeeper

Switzerland 1954

1st World Cup 5 appearances 6 goals conceded Final West Germany 3-2 Hungary Turek was 35 years and 167 days

Bernard Lama

France

Goalkeeper

France 1998

1st World Cup 0 appearances Final Brazil 0-3 France Lama was 35 years and 96 days

Nicolas Otamendi

Argentina

Centre-back

Qatar 2022

3rd World Cup 7 appearances 0 goals Final Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 PSO) Otamendi was 34 years and 309 days

Angel Di Maria

Argentina

Winger

Qatar 2022

4th World Cup 5 appearances 1 goal Final Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 PSO) Di Maria was 34 years and 307 days

Alejandro Gomez

Argentina

Winger

Qatar 2022

1st World Cup 2 appearances 0 goals Final Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 PSO) Gomez was 34 years and 306 days

Castilho

Brazil

Goalkeeper

Chile 1962

4th World Cup 0 appearances Final Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia Castilho was 34 years and 202 days

Paul Mebus

West Germany

Midfielder

Switzerland 1954

1st World Cup 1 appearance 0 goals Final West Germany 3-2 Hungary Mebus was 34 years and 25 days

Roman Weidenfeller

Germany

Goalkeeper

Brazil 2014

1st World Cup 0 appearances Final Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET) Weidenfeller was 33 years and 341 days

Didi

Brazil

Midfielder

Chile 1962

3rd World Cup 6 appearances 0 goals Final Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia Didi was 33 years and 252 days

Fritz Walter

West Germany

Attacking midfielder

Switzerland 1954

1st World Cup 6 appearances 3 goals Final West Germany 3-2 Hungary Walter was 33 years and 246 days

Borja Iglesias

Spain

Forward

World Cup 2026

1st World Cup 1 appearance 0 goals Final Spain 1-0 Argentina AET Borja Iglesias was 33 years and 183 days old

Paul Steiner

West Germany

Centre-back

Italy 1990

1st World Cup 0 appearances Final West Germany 1-0 Argentina Steiner was 33 years and 166 days

Franco Causio

Italy

Winger

Spain 1982

3rd World Cup 2 appearances 0 goals Final Italy 3-1 West Germany Causio was 33 years and 160 days