Lionel Messi will turn 39 during the World Cup despite concerns after limping out of Inter Miami’s 6-4 win over Philadelphia Union. Cristiano Ronaldo, aged 41, will also be present, alongside Luka Modric and Edin Dzeko. Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer, Craig Gordon, Guillermo Ochoa, and Vozinha are all 40 or older, and Yuto Nagatomo is 39. Seven players aged 40+ will appear, matching a rare historical threshold previously reached by only seven players. Essam El Hadary holds the prior record at 45 years and 161 days in 2018, and earlier oldest-player examples include Faryd Mondragon at 43 years and 3 days in 2014.
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