45-yr-old El-Hadary oldest to play in a FIFA World Cup match
Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, aged 45 years and 161 days, has become the oldest player to play a FIFA World Cup match. El-Hadary achieved the feat by featuring in the Group A match against Saudi Arabia on Monday. The 1973-born goalkeeper overtook ex-Colombian goalkeeper Faryd MondragÃ³n, who had set the previous record aged 43 years and 3 days in 2014.