How old were they?

Hidetoshi Nakata

MF · Born January 22, 1977

Age in each playoff game

1. 1998 Group stage (June 14, 1998), Japan vs Argentina 0–1: 21 years, 143 days
2. 1998 Group stage (June 20, 1998), Japan vs Croatia 0–1: 21 years, 149 days
3. 1998 Group stage (June 26, 1998), Japan vs Jamaica 1–2: 21 years, 155 days
4. 2002 Group stage (June 4, 2002), Japan vs Belgium 2–2: 25 years, 133 days
5. 2002 Group stage (June 9, 2002), Japan vs Russia 1–0: 25 years, 138 days
6. 2002 Group stage (June 14, 2002), Japan vs Tunisia 2–0: 25 years, 143 days
7. 2002 Round of 16 (June 18, 2002), Japan vs Turkey 0–1: 25 years, 147 days
8. 2006 Group stage (June 12, 2006), Japan vs Australia 1–3: 29 years, 141 days
9. 2006 Group stage (June 18, 2006), Japan vs Croatia 0–0: 29 years, 147 days
10. 2006 Group stage (June 22, 2006), Japan vs Brazil 1–4: 29 years, 151 days

Age in each season

1. 1998 (Japan): 21 years, 139 days to 21 years, 171 days
2. 2002 (Japan): 25 years, 129 days to 25 years, 159 days
3. 2006 (Japan): 29 years, 138 days to 29 years, 168 days