1- Alberto Suppici (31 years old) At the top of the list is Alberto Suppici, who became the youngest manager to win the World Cup at just 31 years old. Suppici achieved this historic feat in the 1930 tournament, where he led Uruguay to victory on home soil.
The youngest manager to appear in the competition is Juan José Tramutola, who co-managed Argentina at age 27 in 1930, while the oldest is Otto Rehhagel, who was in charge of Greece at age 71 in 2010.
According to the rules laid out by FIFA for the World Cup tournament, there is no minimum age stipulated to participate in the World Cup competition.
World Cup winners as player and manager
Mario Zagallo was the first to achieve the feat. Having tasted success twice with the Selecao in 1958 and 1962 as an inside forward, Zagallo led the iconic 1970 side to glory in Mexico. He later coached their 1974 and 1998 campaigns too.
Back-to-back World Cup Champions
Italy accomplished the feat in 1934 and 1938, while Brazil pulled off back-to-back titles in 1958 and 1962. Since Brazil last accomplished this feat in 1962, several teams have come close to winning back-to-back titles but ultimately came up short.
Did you know that Mario Zagallo (Brazil) and Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) won the World Cup as both a player and manager? Zagallo won the World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as a manager in 1970.
Is the World Cup trophy real, solid gold? Officially, the World Cup trophy is described as 'solid' gold. It is 36.5cm tall and is made of 6.175kg or 30,875 Carats of 18 karat (75%) gold.
As of November 2022, legendary Brazilian forward Pelé held the record for the youngest World Cup goal scorer, having been 17 years and 239 days old when he scored against Wales in 1958.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players under the age of 20.
Can you play in the World Cup over 40? The oldest player to appear in the World Cup final was 40 years and 133 days old Dino Zoff of Italy, in the game against West Germany on 11 July 1982. The oldest player in a World Cup qualifying match was MacDonald Taylor Sr.
Lionel Messi says Sunday's Qatar 2022 final will be his last World Cup game for Argentina after he drove his side to an encounter with either France or Morocco. Messi said afterwards that he doesn't think he will make it to 2026, when he will be 39, and when the tournament heads to the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Germany's teen prodigy Youssoufa Moukoko is the youngest player at the Qatar World Cup.
For the seventh consecutive year, @RamsNFL Head Coach Sean McVay is the youngest head coach in the NFL (37 years old). For the seventh year in a row, McVay is the NFL's youngest head coach. His former offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell is the second-youngest, having been born a full eight months earlier than McVay.
Brazil, with five wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner Uruguay, each with two titles; and England and Spain, with one title each.
According to Guinness World Records Pelé has scored the most hat-tricks in history, but based on RSSSF's data the record belongs to Erwin Helmchen with at least 141.
Because of this, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) holds the FIFA World Cup record as the only team to have played only one World Cup match. They are also one of the teams with the fewest goals scored, shared with Zaire, China and Trinidad and Tobago.
Who is the oldest player to score at the World Cup? Cameroon legend Roger Milla holds the record of being the oldest ever footballer to score at the FIFA World Cup and broke the record in the 1994 World Cup by netting against Russia at the age of 42 years and 39 days.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which kicked off November 20, is the most expensive World Cup ever, with costs reaching $220 billion.
The FIFA World Cup trophy is the most expensive trophy in the world. Lionel Messi guided Argentina to their third FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022. The trophy is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup tournament which is usually played every four years.
The FIFA World Cup's trophy is made of pure 18-carat gold and it is worth around Rs 144 crore (US $20 million or £16.4 million).
1930 (Uruguay)
Uruguay were the first winners of the World Cup and won it on home soil. Just 13 teams took part in the competition, with the hosts the only side unbeaten in the tournament.
Only one team -- Spain in 2010 -- has ever lost their opening game at a World Cup and gone on to lift the trophy.
Vicente del Bosque is the oldest coach to win the World Cup at 59 in 2010.