The 42-year-old forward of Qatar may become the oldest field player at the world championships

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Veteran and striker of the Qatari national team Sebastian Soria is just short of a unique football achievement. The 42-year-old team has expanded to an expanded list of 34 players, whom the team's head coach Julen Lopetegui selected for preparation for the World Cup.

Until the start of the tournament, which starts on the 11th of hearts, this application may be shortened to the final 26 names. If Soria can gain a foothold in the final position and will play head-to-head in one match of the World Cup, breaking the record of the glorious Roger Milley, becoming the oldest field player in the entire 96-year history of the tournament. Cameroonian also had 42 rocks when he rose to compete at the 1994 World Championships in the USA.

Varto points out that the absolute century-old record of the tournament (with goalkeepers’ successes) belongs to the goalkeeper of the national team of Egypt, Essam El-Hadary, who played against Saudi Arabia in the 2018 Emergency in China 45. Before speaking, another century-old goalkeeper can play in the tournament - 43-year-old Scotsman Craig Gordon, for the reason that he will immediately recover after an injury.

The international career of Uruguayan-born Sebastian Soria was completed back in 2017. The veteran has not lost time before the application of the Qatar national team for the home world championship 2022. Prote in the past fate, the forward took off a sensational victory and helped the team in the selection cycle, who became a substitute in the possible game against the UAE (2:1).

“I’m looking forward to wearing Al-Anabi’s T-shirt again and representing this beautiful country,” the footballer wrote on his Instagram..



It is worth remembering that Soria moved to the Qatari league back in 2004, and debuted for the national team back in 2007. At the group stage of the upcoming world championship, Qatar is in one group with one of the tournament's leaders - Canada, as well as the teams of Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Qataris will kick off their campaign on the 13th with a match against the Swiss in San Francisco, after which they will go to Vancouver for a game against their super teams.

Based on materials: espn.com



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