re: It seems like this World Cup is mostly made up of very young players

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Attacking players usually enter their peak at 23 and defenders do so at 25.

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The peak typically lasts until 31

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It's no wonder, since male ballplayers in almost all sports peak somewhere between 26 and 29.

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Which always boggles my mind that everybody gets all worked up to see the "next hottest' 18 year old (in soccer, in NCAA recruiting among others.) Almost all of them are the better part of a decade from being whatever it is they'll become.