Issam El -Hadary in the World Cup Russia 2018 succeeded in removing Ali Boumnenegel, the Tunisian goalkeeper, from the top of a special Arab list in the history of the World Cup, which continued on top of her for 12 years.
The two guards Issam Al -Hadary and Ali Boumnenegel, both of whom won the honor of guarding the goal of the Egyptian and Tunisian teams, respectively, in various copies of the World Cup.
Al -Hadary, with the main participation in the match between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, in the third round of the World Cup 2018, was able to become the oldest player, ever, to participate in the World Cup match, at the age of 45 years, 5 months and 10 days.
Al -Hadary outperformed all players around the world, after the record was registered in the name of the Colombian goalkeeper Farid Mondragon, who participated in the 2014 World Cup, at the age of 43 and 3 days.
Ali Boumnenegel, the goalkeeper who protested the den of Tunisia in the 2006 World Cup, remained at the top of the list of the largest Arab players participating in the World Cup, before the Al -Hadary miracle, where he was 40 years old, two months and 10 days.
In the 2022 edition, no Arab player will be able to break the Issam Al -Hadary number, after the announcement of the lists of Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Morocco in the World Cup..
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