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Thiago Silva becomes the oldest player in the country to play in a World Cup

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As soon as he stepped on the lawn of the Lusail stadium this Thursday (24th), in the 2-0 victory over Serbia, defender Thiago Silva became the oldest Brazilian player to play in the World Cup.

At 38 years and 63 days old, he left behind right-back Djalma Santos, who was 37 years and 138 days old in the 1966 FA Cup.

The Brazilian captain, however, could still lose that mark if right-back Daniel Alves is chosen in a game by coach Tite. Dani is this Thursday (24) 39 years and 202 days old.

The holder of the right side chosen by Tite is Danilo. However, Dani Alves’ experience may be needed at some point on the way to the title. Or even to give him the chance to play in a match where the result is already assured.

Anyway, Thiago takes the position and remains as a highlight of the canary selection. Even more so because he became the first player to wear the captain’s armband in three World Cups: Brazil-2014, Russia-2018 and Qatar-2022.

The current one is also the fourth edition of the World Cup in which he participates, which puts him on the same list as Castilho (1950/1954/1958/1962), Djalma Santos (1954/1958/1962/1966), Pelé (1958/1962/ 1966/1970), Emerson Leão (1970/1974/1978/1986), Cafu (1994/1998/2002/2006) and Ronaldo (1994/1998/2002/2006).

With 110 games with the yellow shirt, the defender has scored seven goals. In addition to his good performances to defend the team’s goalkeeper, he was also marked by crying in the Copa do Brasil, in 2014.

In the penalty shootout against Chile, in the round of 16, he was extremely nervous and refused to take a kick and turned his back so as not to watch the other kicks, even crying on the lawn.

Due to his emotional outburst, he was heavily criticized and was marked for it in the following games. In Qatar, again with the armband and more experienced, he has the chance to redeem himself once and for all. Preferably with the six-time championship cup.

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