{"id":39504,"date":"2026-07-16T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/oldest-world-cup-player-retires-from-soccer-at-age-43\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:51:25","slug":"oldest-world-cup-player-retires-from-soccer-at-age-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/oldest-world-cup-player-retires-from-soccer-at-age-43\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldest World Cup player retires from soccer at age 43"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) \u2014 Scotland&#8217;s 43-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon announced Thursday his retirement from football. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Oldest among over 1,250 players<\/span> selected for <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honor to represent you,\u201d Gordon, a Midlothian centerpiece and former Celtic and Sunderland goalkeeper, said in a statement. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">video message on social media<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gordon did not play in the three World Cup group games as a backup to Angus Gunn, who joined Major League Soccer&#8217;s San Jose Earthquakes last week.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon made his debut for Scotland in 2004 and went on to play 84 games, making him fifth in the national team&#8217;s all-time list.<\/p>\n<p>The oldest player to take the field at the World Cup was Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 41 in February.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/scotland-hearts-craig-gordon-retires-e8286860fa05f397c634a4e8c73f4fb5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) \u2014 Scotland&#8217;s 43-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon announced Thursday his retirement from football. 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