A victory in the FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of international football; however, just a few players have done so before turning 21.
From Brazilian icon Pelé to Spain’s teenage star Lamine Yamal, these athletes made history at such a young age.
This was announced by FIFA on its website on Thursday.
Here are the 20 youngest FIFA World Cup winners of all time:
1st) Pele, Brazil | Forward—17 years and 249 days
2nd) Ronaldo, Brazil | Forward– 17 years and 298 days
3rd) Giuseppe Bergomi, Italy | Full-back – 18 years and 174 days
4th) Coutinho, Brazil | Forward – 19 years and 6 days
4th) Lamine Yamal, Spain | Winger – 19 years and 6 days
6th) Marco Antonio, Brazil | Full-back – 19 years and 135 days
7th) Pau Cubarsi, Spain | Centre-back – 19 years and 178 days
8th) Kylian Mbappé, France | Winger and forward – 19 years and 207 days
9th) Mazzola, Brazil | Forward – 19 years and 309 days
10th) Ruben Moran, Uruguay | Winger – 19 years and 344 days
11th) Felice Borel, Italy | Forward – 20 years and 66 days
12th) Kaka, Brazil | Attacking midfielder – 20 years and 69 days
13th) Matthias Ginter, Brazil—20 years and 175 days
14th) Luis Islas, Argentina | Goalkeeper – 20 years and 189 days
15th) Clodoaldo, Brazil | Midfielder– 20 years and 268 days
16th) David Trezeguet, France | Forward – 20 years and 270 days
17th) Julian Draxler, Germany | Midfielder– 20 years and 296 days
18th) Edu, Brazil | Winger – 20 years and 319 days
19th) Thierry Henry, France | Winger and forward – 20 years and 329 days
20th) Uli Biesinger, West Germany | Forward – 20 years and 332 days
