Youngest players at the World Cup 2026

1st) Gilberto Mora – Mexico (17 years & 240 days)
2nd) Hugo Sochurek – Czechia (18 & 4)
3rd) Lennart Karl – Germany (18 & 109)
4th) Ibrahim Mbaye – Senegal (18 & 138)
5th) Hamza Abdelkarim – Egypt (18 & 161)
6th) Bara Sapoko Ndiaye – Senegal (18 & 162)
7th) Mladen Jurkas – Bosnia and Herzegovina (18 & 247)
8th) Ayyoub Bouaddi – Morocco (18 & 252)
9th) Kerim Alajbegovic – Bosnia and Herzegovina (18 & 263)
10th) Rayan Elloumi – Tunisia (18 & 267)
11th) Lucas Herrington – Australia (18 & 279)
12th) Behruzjon Karimov – Uzbekistan (18 & 308)
13th) Lamine Yamal – Spain (18 & 333 days)
14th) Kendry Paez – Ecuador (19 & 38)
15th) Tyler Fletcher – Scotland (19 & 84)
16th) Luka Vuskovic – Croatia (19 & 107)
17th) Pau Cubarsi – Spain (19 & 140)
18th) Yan Diomande – Côte d’Ivoire (19 & 209)
19th) Rayan – Brazil (19 & 312)
20th) Endrick – Brazil (19 & 325)

Ages correct as of 11 June 2026.

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