By Edgardo Avelar
Gilberto Moramidfielder Mexico team, will become the youngest player to participate in the 2026 World Cup, after FIFA published the list with the 1,248 players of the forty eight squads who will participate in the twenty-third edition in the history of this competition.
Mora, under this scenario, will have double responsibility on his shoulders. First, stand out with the Mexican team and second, demonstrate that his youth It is not an impediment to excelling in a World Cup-level competition.
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Of the 1,248 called to the World Cup party, only one is 17 years old and is from the MX Leaguehttps://t.co/HpjP0wE4x7
— TV Azteca Deportes (@AztecaDeportes) June 2, 2026
The midfielder of the Xolos de Tijuana at 17 years and 240 daysis the youngest of a relationship that includes Hugo Sochůrek from Czechia, at 17 years and so many months; Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi from the Spanish national team, aged 18; Estevao from Brazil, also 18 years old; Kendry Páez from Ecuador and Lennart Karl from Germany, aged 18; and Ibrahim Mbayede from Senegal.
One of the peculiarities of Gilberto’s age is that he will not even be of age when he plays in the third World Cup that will take place in his country of origin. but he will also be one of the only two players who are not 18 years old in the development of the competitionsince the other younger footballers are older than that age already mentioned.
On the other side of the World Cup prism, Memo Ochoa, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have made it to the list of their countries in a last attempt to to be able to achieve glory with six World Cups under their belts.
Mexico will bet on the momentum of players like Gilberto Mora, Obed Vargas, Brian Rodríguez and Mateo Chávez, who will be among the youngest players in the competition, as in that adventure in Argentina 1978 when José Antonio Roca opted for Hugo Sánchez, Víctor Rodríguez and Enrique López Zarza.
The experience was not satisfactory as they finished in last place in the tournament after defeats over Tunisia 3-1, Germany 6-0 and Poland 3-1, in one of the most notorious failures of the Mexican team along with Qatar 2022. where the Mexican team tied with Poland, lost with Argentina and beat Saudi Arabiawhich was not enough to advance to the next phase.
THE MEXICAN IS ALREADY MAKING HISTORY! ???
At 17 years and 240 days old, Gilberto Mora will be the youngest player in the 2026 World Cup. ??
Will the Mexican jewel head the list of the youngest soccer players in the tournament and will he have the opportunity to show himself to the world at the biggest event? pic.twitter.com/wzmpKP9MkS— Claro Sports actions (@ClaroSports) June 2, 2026
On the other side of history appears Craig Gordon, Scotland goalkeeperwho will play his first World Cup at the age of 43, on the other side of the coin of players who have been professionals and will have the opportunity to play in a World Cup after four decades of life.
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