How old were they?

Franky Van der Elst

MF · Born April 30, 1961

Age in each playoff game

1. 1986 Group stage (June 3, 1986), Belgium vs Mexico 1–2: 25 years, 34 days
2. 1986 Group stage (June 8, 1986), Belgium vs Iraq 2–1: 25 years, 39 days
3. 1986 Third-place match (June 28, 1986), Belgium vs France 2–4: 25 years, 59 days
4. 1990 Group stage (June 12, 1990), Belgium vs South Korea 2–0: 29 years, 43 days
5. 1990 Group stage (June 17, 1990), Belgium vs Uruguay 3–1: 29 years, 48 days
6. 1990 Group stage (June 21, 1990), Belgium vs Spain 1–2: 29 years, 52 days
7. 1990 Round of 16 (June 26, 1990), Belgium vs England 0–1: 29 years, 57 days
8. 1994 Group stage (June 19, 1994), Belgium vs Morocco 1–0: 33 years, 50 days
9. 1994 Group stage (June 25, 1994), Belgium vs Netherlands 1–0: 33 years, 56 days
10. 1994 Group stage (June 29, 1994), Belgium vs Saudi Arabia 0–1: 33 years, 60 days
11. 1994 Round of 16 (July 2, 1994), Belgium vs Germany 2–3: 33 years, 63 days
12. 1998 Group stage (June 13, 1998), Belgium vs Netherlands 0–0: 37 years, 44 days
13. 1998 Group stage (June 20, 1998), Belgium vs Mexico 2–2: 37 years, 51 days
14. 1998 Group stage (June 25, 1998), Belgium vs South Korea 1–1: 37 years, 56 days

Age in each season

1. 1986 (Belgium): 25 years, 31 days to 25 years, 60 days
2. 1990 (Belgium): 29 years, 39 days to 29 years, 69 days
3. 1994 (Belgium): 33 years, 48 days to 33 years, 78 days
4. 1998 (Belgium): 37 years, 41 days to 37 years, 73 days