Lionel Messi
FW · Born June 24, 1987
Age in each playoff game
- 2006 Group stage (June 16, 2006), Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro 6–0: 18 years, 357 days
- 2006 Group stage (June 21, 2006), Argentina vs Netherlands 0–0: 18 years, 362 days
- 2006 Round of 16 (June 24, 2006), Argentina vs Mexico 2–1: 19 years, 0 days
- 2010 Group stage (June 12, 2010), Argentina vs Nigeria 1–0: 22 years, 353 days
- 2010 Group stage (June 17, 2010), Argentina vs South Korea 4–1: 22 years, 358 days
- 2010 Group stage (June 22, 2010), Argentina vs Greece 2–0: 22 years, 363 days
- 2010 Round of 16 (June 27, 2010), Argentina vs Mexico 3–1: 23 years, 3 days
- 2010 Quarter-final (July 3, 2010), Argentina vs Germany 0–4: 23 years, 9 days
- 2014 Group stage (June 15, 2014), Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1: 26 years, 356 days
- 2014 Group stage (June 21, 2014), Argentina vs Iran 1–0: 26 years, 362 days
- 2014 Group stage (June 25, 2014), Argentina vs Nigeria 3–2: 27 years, 1 day
- 2014 Round of 16 (July 1, 2014), Argentina vs Switzerland 1–0: 27 years, 7 days
- 2014 Quarter-final (July 5, 2014), Argentina vs Belgium 1–0: 27 years, 11 days
- 2014 Semi-final (July 9, 2014), Argentina vs Netherlands 0–0 (4–2 pens): 27 years, 15 days
- 2014 FIFA World Cup Final (July 13, 2014), Argentina vs Germany 0–1: 27 years, 19 days
- 2018 Group stage (June 16, 2018), Argentina vs Iceland 1–1: 30 years, 357 days
- 2018 Group stage (June 21, 2018), Argentina vs Croatia 0–3: 30 years, 362 days
- 2018 Group stage (June 26, 2018), Argentina vs Nigeria 2–1: 31 years, 2 days
- 2018 Round of 16 (June 30, 2018), Argentina vs France 3–4: 31 years, 6 days
- 2022 Group stage (November 22, 2022), Argentina vs Saudi Arabia 1–2: 35 years, 151 days
- 2022 Group stage (November 26, 2022), Argentina vs Mexico 2–0: 35 years, 155 days
- 2022 Group stage (November 30, 2022), Argentina vs Poland 2–0: 35 years, 159 days
- 2022 Round of 16 (December 3, 2022), Argentina vs Australia 2–1: 35 years, 162 days
- 2022 Quarter-final (December 9, 2022), Argentina vs Netherlands 2–2 (4–3 pens): 35 years, 168 days
- 2022 Semi-final (December 13, 2022), Argentina vs Croatia 3–0: 35 years, 172 days
- 2022 FIFA World Cup Final (December 18, 2022), Argentina vs France 3–3 (4–2 pens): 35 years, 177 days
Age in each season
- 2006 (Argentina): 18 years, 350 days to 19 years, 15 days
- 2010 (Argentina): 22 years, 352 days to 23 years, 17 days
- 2014 (Argentina): 26 years, 353 days to 27 years, 19 days
- 2018 (Argentina): 30 years, 355 days to 31 years, 21 days
- 2022 (Argentina): 35 years, 149 days to 35 years, 177 days