Gilberto Mora, the 6th youngest footballer in the history of the World Cup
The Tijuana player has already played in nine international matches for the Mexican national team at just 17 years old. Yesterday he made his World Cup debut against South Africa.
Gilberto Mora who played in the premiere of the 23rd World Cup 2026 (entered as a substitute in the second half for the Mexican team). Thus, at the age of 17.5 years, he became the 6th youngest footballer in the history of the institution.
17 - At 17 years and 240 days, Mexico’s Gilberto Mora is the youngest player to represent a host nation in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
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The 10 youngest players to have played in a World Cup final:
1. Norman Whiteside - Northern Ireland (vs Yugoslavia) 17/06/1982 - 17 years and 41 days
2. Samuel Eto'o - Cameroon (vs Italy) 17/06/1998 - 17 years and 99 days
3. Femi Opabunmi - Nigeria (vs England) 12/06/2002 - 17 years and 101 days
4. Salomon Olembe - Cameroon (vs Austria) 11/06/1998 - 17 years and 185 days
5. Pele - Brazil (vs USSR) 15/06/1958 - 17 years and 235 days
6. Gilberto Mora - Mexico (vs South Africa) 11/06/2026 - 17 years and 240 days
7. Bartholomew Ogbete - Nigeria (vs Argentina) 02/06/2002 - 17 years and 244 days
8. Rigobert Song - Cameroon (vs Sweden) 20/06/1994 - 17 years and 354 days
9. Yusuf Mukoko - Germany (vs Japan) 23/11/2022 - 18 years and 3 days
10. Carvalho Leite - Brazil (vs Bolivia) 20/07/1930 - 18 years and 25 days
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