Against Japan: Musiala is the fourth youngest German player at a World Cup

In the ranking ahead of Kroos

Jamal Musiala is the fourth youngest DFB player ever to play in a World Cup. Due to his tournament debut on Wednesday in Al-Rajjan against Japan at the age of 19 years, eight months and 28 days, the FC Bayern Munich attacking player moved up in the ranking ahead of Toni Kroos, who played in South Africa in 2010 at the age of 20 years, five months and 19 days was used for the first time at a World Cup for the German selection. Here are the statistics.

The youngest DFB player at a World Cup so far is Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, who made his debut at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden at the age of 19 years, two months and eleven days. The only other player in Hansi Flick’s World Cup squad among the top ten is Thomas Müller in seventh place, who played his first World Cup appearance in 2010 at the age of 20 years and nine months and scored his first World Cup goal in the 4-0 win against Australia scored

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