Post by Salem6 on May 19, 2006 16:26:46 GMT
Thu May 18, 2006 12:54 PM BST
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LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - England's Theo Walcott will
be the youngest player at the World Cup finals in
Germany, FIFA said on Thursday.
Tunisia's 40-year-old goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel will be
the oldest player at the tournament which starts on
June 9.
The 17-year-old Walcott's call-up was a major surprise
with the striker yet to start a first team game for
Arsenal. Walcott could become the youngest player
since Pele in Sweden in 1958 to score a goal at the
finals.
Boumnijel, should he feature for the North African
side, will become the fifth oldest player in World Cup
history behind Cameroon's Roger Milla, Northern
Ireland's Pat Jennings, England's Peter Shilton and
Italian Dino Zoff.
One hundred and two of the 736 players registered by
the 32 teams in the finals play in England.