Golden oldies? Argentina have World Cup’s oldest squad

Icelandic footballers are the tallest at the World Cup in Russian Federation, with an average height of 1.85 metres (over 6 feet), making them especially strong in aerial duels in defence and attack.

Gudmundsson and his team-mates take on Jorge Sampaoli’s men in their Group D opener on Saturday, and the Burnley winger is calling on memories of Ronaldo’s tantrum as inspiration ahead of a meeting with Messi.

“They have tried to give the best of themselves to their countries”. You’ve gotta win a World Cup. He can [play at another World Cup] if he wants. The 58-year-old even went so far as to say, “if Leo is OK, the team will be more under his control than mine”.

“We have experienced World Cups before and we know that every rival will come out to try and beat us and play the game as if it is a final”. And that’s why he’s the greatest of all time, with or without a World Cup. Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer with 120 goals, while Messi is second on 100-scoring at a marginally faster rate.

Christine: Germany has the best players so, they’re my pick.

Spain and Portugal will meet on Friday in the city of Sochi, where they will be the star of Group B of the Russian tournament, which kicks off on Thursday.

“It’s a odd situation”, said former Real Madrid boss Mourinho. Somebody always turns up at the World Cup and really announces themselves on the big stage, be it Salvatore Schillaci, Paolo Rossi, Roger Milla.

Salah’s exploits with Roma secured a transfer to Liverpool last summer and he scored 44 from his 52 appearances in all competitions, winning the Premier League Golden Boot and the division’s Player of the Year awards along the way. But I also like their bodies. They have just given him a new contract for the future.

Two weeks ago, the Independent released the results of a poll that stated that despite the claims of Messi’s throng of young fans, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world as Pele, is still considered the best player ever.

“It will be very competitive and I think there’s going to be a lot of goals this year so I’m just going to enjoy it, just like you guys”.