It is expected that World Cup veterans who have reached the age of 40 or are approaching that age will attract attention in the World Cup Qatar 2022, but the matter will not differ much from a number of young stars who are playing the first World Cup in their football career and when they reach the age of 20, among whom will be the Tunisian national team player. And Birmingham City's English professional, Hannibal Al-Majbri.
The following is a list of the youngest players who will participate in the World Cup in Qatar:
1. German Youssoufah Mukoko (17 years old)
The opening match of the Qatar World Cup 2022 will be between the host team and Ecuador, on November 20, a date that coincides with the birthday of the youngest player in this version of the World Cup, Yusufah Mukoko, who will carry the colors of the German national team.
And when he plays his first match in the Qatar finals, the Borussia Dortmund striker will be not only the youngest player in the World Cup, but also the youngest player in the history of the German national team to participate in the finals.
Mokoko, of Cameroonian origin, chose to wear the Germany national team shirt (Getty Images)
He was the youngest player ever to participate in the Bundesliga at the age of 16 in the 2020-2021 season.
Mokoko was born, on November 20, 2004, in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital, and immigrated with his family to Germany, to start his football career with St. Pauli and then Borussia Dortmund, his current team with which he has been active since 2020, while with the Manchafts, Mokoko played two matches.
2. Spanish Gavi (18 years old)
The Barcelona and Spain midfielder will be one of the players who will be in the spotlight at the World Cup.
Gavi (right) has played 13 matches so far with the La Roja national team (Reuters)
Born on August 5, 2004, Gavi is considered one of the most promising football discoveries in Spanish football, and he crowned his efforts and remarkable performances this year, not only by joining the Spain World Cup squad, but also by winning the award for the best promising player in the world for the year 2022, which is awarded by the French magazine France Football.
Gavi has participated in 13 matches with the Spain national team since his international debut in 2021.
3. Dutchman Simons Xavi (19 years old)
The invitation of the Dutch Eindhoven midfielder by coach Louis van Gaal to strengthen the mills national team list came as a surprise to many, but the promising star, born on April 21, 2003, was able to establish himself as one of the most prominent players with "PSV Eindhoven" in the Dutch league.
Simons received the first invitation to strengthen the ranks of the Netherlands national team last week, to make his international debuts from the World Cup (Getty Images)
The promising player, who hails from Suriname - in South America - is playing the first World Cup in his career at the age of 19, knowing that he started his football career in Barcelona in 2010 at the age of 7, then moved to Paris Saint-Germain and from there at the beginning of this year to Eindhoven.
As for the Netherlands national team, his international start will be in the World Cup, as he received his first invitation on November 11.
4. German Jamal Musiala (19 years old)
Bayern Munich defender Jamal Musiala, born on February 26, 2003, joined the German national team for the first time during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in March 2021, where he participated as a substitute in the 79th minute of the match in which Germany defeated Iceland (3-0). .
And 3 months later, he was on the list of players participating in the European Nations Cup 2020 (+1), before he was invited a week ago to strengthen the ranks of the Manshafts in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Musiala, accompanied by Germany coach Hansi Flick, in the Manchaft training in preparation for the World Cup (Getty Images)
Musiala, who was born in Stuttgart to a British-Nigerian father and a German mother, chose to defend the country of origin even though he had received an offer to strengthen the ranks of Nigeria. He also represented the England youth team before deciding in favor of Germany on February 24, 2021.
5. Tunisian Hannibal Al-Majbri (19 years old)
The player, born on January 21, 2003, will be one of the few players who will compete in the World Cup in Qatar when they are not yet 20 years old.
Al-Majbri, who was born in France, and who moved last October to Birmingham City in the English Championship, on loan from Manchester United, was able to secure a place for him in the Carthage Eagles World Cup list.
Al-Majbri has so far played 19 matches in the Tunisian national team shirt. He also participated in the 2021 Arab Cup for national teams in Qatar and reached the final round, and the 2022 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Al-Majbri has played 19 matches so far with the Carthage Eagles shirt, and he also reached the 2021 Arab Cup final (Getty Images)