Youngest player in a football (soccer) FIFA World Cup
- Who
- Norman Whiteside
- What
- 17/41 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Spain
- When
- 17 June 1982
The youngest ever to play in a finals match is Norman Whiteside, who played for Northern Ireland v. Yugoslavia aged 17 years 41 days in Zaragoza, Spain, on 17 June 1982.