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Three coaches will set new World Cup age record in first week of 2026 tournament
The record for the oldest coach at a World Cup will change hands three times during the opening days of the 2026 tournament. The current mark belongs to a German coach who was 71 at the 2010 event.
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The record for the oldest coach at a World Cup will change hands three times during the first week of the 2026 tournament. The current holder is a German coach who was 71 when he led Greece at the 2010 World Cup. That coach, now 87, has long retired from the sidelines.
Curaçao plays Germany on June 14. A Romanian coach who was 80 during qualification died shortly after his team's playoff loss.
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