WORLD CUP 2026 REVIEW – PART 11

World Cup’s largest age gaps between starting team-mates 

Bosnia and Herzegovina used in the starting lineup in the World Cup 2026 games two players, Edin Džeko and Kerim Alajbegović (picture) , age difference of which was 21 years 188 days.
In the Croatia’s starting lineup, Luka Modrić and Luka Vušković had slightly shorter age gap, 21 years 168 days.
These two pairs entered top 5 duos in the World Cup history with biggest age gap between team-mates. The Italian partners Dino Zoff and Guiseppe Bergomi hold the record since 1982.