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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 18Edin Džeko Becomes World Cup’s 9th-Oldest Player at 40, Making 149th Bosnia Appearance
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 18Summary
- 40-year-old Edin Džeko entered the World Cup record books as the ninth-oldest player ever to appear in the tournament.
- At 40 years and 63 days, the Bosnia and Herzegovina striker also became only the fourth outfield player aged 40 or older to play in a World Cup match.
- That places Džeko alongside Roger Milla in 1994, plus Luka Modrić and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2026, among 40-plus outfield World Cup participants.
- The appearance was Džeko’s 149th for Bosnia and Herzegovina, extending a national-team career in which he has scored 73 goals.
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How are aging stars like Džeko and Ronaldo redefining the limits of a footballer's career at the World Cup? Can Džeko's experience guide underdog Bosnia to a historic first-ever knockout stage appearance?