List of All Time Youngest footballers to play in Men’s FIFA World Cup

Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) Age :- 17 years, 40 days World Cup :- Spain 1982

Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon) Age :- 17 years, 98 days World CUp :- France 1998

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Femi Opabunmi (Nigeria) Age :- 17 years, 100 days World Cup :- South Korea-Japan 2002

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Salomon Olembe (Cameroon) Age :- 17 years, 184 days World Cup :- France 1998

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Pele (Brazil) Age :- 17 years, 234 days World Cup :- Sweden 1958

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Bartholomew Ogbeche (Nigeria) Age :- 17 years, 244 days World Cup :- South Korea-Japan 2002

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Rigobert Song (Cameroon) Age :- 17 years, 353 days World Cup :- USA 1994

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Youssoufa Moukoko (Germany) Age :- 18 years, 3 days World Cup :- Qatar 2022

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Garang Kuol (Australia) Age :- 18 years, 69 days World Cup :- Qatar 2022

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Gavi (Spain) Age :- 18 years, 110 days World Cup :- Qatar 2022

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