Youngest and oldest coaches at World Cup

The World Cup sees some of the world's best and most succe sful coaches pitted against each other on the biggest stage.Some managers are in the twilight of their career, looking for one last swan song as they go off into the sunset, whilst others are in their prime or looking for their first big succe s as a manager.But who are the oldest and youngest managers at the 2022 World Cup?The Sporting Newshas crunched the numbers and figured that all out below.MORE: The oldest coach at this year' Matt Ryan Jersey s World Cup is 71 year-old Louis Van Gaal, who is managing the Netherlands for a second World Cup.The Dutchman, who is one of the most esteemed managers in world football, previously took the Netherlands to a third placed finish at the 2014 tournament John Abraham Jersey in Brazil.He has also managed some of the biggest club sides in the world, including Barcelona, Bayern Munich - where he won the Champions League, and Manchester United.The second oldest coach is Carlos Queiroz, who has taken Iran to the previous two World Cups.Oldest managers at World Cup 2022CoachTeamAgeDate of birthLouis Van GaalNetherlands71August 8, 1951Carlos QueirozIran69March 11, 1953Fernando SantosPortugal68October 10, 1954Luis Fernando SuarezCosta Rica62December 23, 1959TiteBrazil61May 25, 1961 On the other end of the scale, Argentina's Lionel Scaloni is the youngest coach who will be in the dugouts at the 2022 World Cup.Currently 44 years old, he took over after the 2018 World Cup in what was his first head coaching role.Despite his relative inexperience he has been hugely succe sful, winning the Copa America in 2021, Argentina's first trophy in 28 years.Now leading his country at the World Cup, his side led by Lionel Me si are one of the favourites to go all the way.Other young coaches at the tournament include Aliou Ci se and Rigobert Song - who represnted Vic Beasley Jersey Senegal and Cameroon respectively as players and are now coaching - coach of hosts Qatar Felix Sanchez, and Morocco's Walid Regragui.Youngest managers at World Cup 2022CoachTeamAgeDate of birthLionel ScaloniArgentina44May 16, 1978Rigobert SongCameroon46July 1, 1976Aliou Ci seSenegal46March 24, 1976Felix SanchezQatar46December 13, 1975Walid RegraguiMorocco47September 25, 1975 CoachTeamAgeDate of birthLouis Van GaalNetherlands71August 8, 1951Carlos QueirozIran69March 11, 1953Fernando SantosPortugal68October 10, 1954Luis Fernando SuarezCosta Rica62December 23, 1959TiteBrazil61May 25, 1961Gustavo AlfaroEcuador60August 15, 1962Gerado MartinoMexico59November 20, 1962Graham ArnoldAustralia59August 3, 1963Hansi FlickGermany57February 24, 1965Dragan StojkovicSerbia57March 3, 1965Zlatko DalicCroatia56October 26, 1966Hajime MoriyasuJapan54August 23, 1968Herve RenardSaudi Arabia54September 30, 1968Paulo BentoSouth Korea53June 20, 1969Czeclaw MichniewiczPoland52February 12, 1970Luis EnriqueSpain52May 8, 1970Gareth SouthgateEngland52September 3, 1970Didier DechampsFrance52October 15, 1970Jalel KadriTunisia50December 14, 1971Kasper HjulmandDenmark50April 9, 1972Roberto MartinezSpain49July 13, 1973Gregg BerhalterUSA49August 1, 1973Rob PageWales48September 3, 1974Murat YakinSwitzerland48September 15, 1974Diego AlonsoUruguay47April 16, 1975Otto AddoGhana47June 9, 1975John HerdmanCanada47July 19, 1975Walid RegraguiMorroco47September 25, 1975Felix SanchezQatar46December 13, 1975Aliou Darren Hall Jersey Ci seSenegal46March 24, 1976Rigobert SongCameroon46July 1, 1976Lionel ScaloniArgentina44May 16, 1978 Like this World Cup, the youngest coach in World Cup history is also Argentinian.Juan Jose Tramutola was just 27 when he led Argentina in the first ever World Cup in 1930.His side would reach the final, but were defeated by hosts Uruguay in the final 4-2.By contrast, the oldest coach to lead a team in a World Cup was German Otto Rehhagel, who was the Greece coach at the 2010 World Cup at the age of 71.Louis Van Gaal is very close to breaking this record, but Rehhagel's first game at the South Africa tournament came at 71 years, 10 months and 3 days Desmond Ridder Jersey , whilst Van Gaal's opening game will be 71 years, 3 months and 14 days. Happy birthday, Louis van Gaal! The Dutch tactician led to a third-place finish at the 2014 What do you remember about that Oranje team? FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup)