When Harry Kane went to shake hands with United States midfielder Tyler Adams before kick-off, he was up against the only captain at this World Cup who is younger than him. In fact, he was up against the only other captain in Qatar under the age of 30. For many of the rest, this has looked like a tournament too far. It is easy to assume that it has always been this way. In the mind’s eye, those legends of yesteryear appear larger than life. It becomes more difficult to picture their younger self once they have aged and the image of the older gentleman crystallises. And yet, Didier Deschamps was just 29 years old when he lifted the trophy at France ’98. Carlos Alberto was a mere pup at 25 when he captained Brazil to era-defining glory in 1970. Bobby Moore was the same age when he achieved the feat with England in 1996. Datawrapper Due to your consent preferences, you're not able to view this. Open Privacy Options Diego Maradona? He was 25 too. As for Pele, he never captained his country at a World Cup but then he never played in one in his thirties either, despite… Read full this story
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