Many distinguished veterans of the national teams took part in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Among experienced football players, it is quite possible to make up the symbolic team of the 2014 football world championship.
The place in the gates of the symbolic team of experienced football players of the 2014 World Cup went to the famous Colombian Farid Mondragon. Mondragon became the oldest goalkeeper to have played in the World Cup. At the time of Colombia's performance at the World Cup, Mondragon was 43 years old.
The symbolic line of defense of the veterans of the tournament consists of Rafael Marquez (35 years old), who is the captain of the Mexican national team, Mario Yepes (38 years old), the captain of Colombia, Daniel van Buyten (38 years old), a player of the Belgian national team. These players have played a huge number of matches for the national team. So, Marquez - 125, Yepes - 100, van Buyten - 79.
The line of age midfielders of the symbolic World Cup 2014 team is represented by other outstanding football geniuses. The great Italian Andrea Pirlo (35 years old, 108 caps) is still one of those who make the game for his national team. Its place is undeniable. In addition to him, the midfield line of the 2014 World Cup veterans includes the following players. Frank Lampard (36 years old, 105 games), outstanding Englishman, Georgios Karagounis (37 years old, 137 games) mainstay of Greece in the center of the field, Konstantinos Katsouranis (35 years old, 113 games), another Greek national team midfielder, Edison Mendes (35 years old, 111 caps), player of the Ecuadorian team.
Two strikers received a deserved place in the symbolic team of senior players at the World Cup in Brazil. Didier Drogba (36 years old, 103 appearances), the famous striker of Côte d'Ivoire, despite his age, kept the opponents' defense at bay in the tournament. And the German Miroslav Klose (36 years old, 132 matches) scored two goals at the 2014 World Cup and became the best goalscorer of the world football championships of all time.
