New Delhi, July 1 -- Teenager Gilberto Mora entered the record books on Tuesday when he started in Mexico's FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match against Ecuador in Mexico City. Mora became the second-youngest player to start in a FIFA World Cup knockout game.

Mora is just 17 years and 259 days old. Brazilian legend Pele became the youngest ever player to start a FIFA World Cup knockout game when he did so against Wales in the quarter-final of the 1958 edition.

Mora was born on 14 October 2008 in Tuxtla Gutierrez, which is the capital of Chiapas state in southern Mexico. His big breakthrough came in 2024, when he was just 15 years old.

He developed through the youth ranks of Xolos de Tijuana, who compete in Liga MX, Mexican football's ...