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Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, no Benzema: World Cup 2022's ultimate over 30s XI named

The 2022 World Cup is now less than two months away.

Despite its unfamiliar winter placement in the calendar, the tournament promises to be an absolute feast of footballing action.

While young stars of the beautiful game such as Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham will be intent on stealing the spotlight in Qatar, there is also a wealth of experienced talent ready to prove that age is just a number.

Recently, talkSPORT pundit Darren Bent was tasked with selecting his ultimate World Cup 2022 XI using only players who will be 30 years of age or older when the competition gets underway on November 20.

We have to admit that the former Charlton, Tottenham and Aston Villa striker went on to name an absolute banger of a side.

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You can check out his XI in full below. If these veterans were to come together at the tournament proper, they’d be a stern test for any opposition.

GK: Alisson Becker (Brazil, turns 30 years old on October 2)

DR: Kyle Walker (England, 32 years old)

CB: Thiago Silva (Brazil, 38 years old)

CB: Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, 31 years old)

LB: Jordi Alba (Spain, 33 years old)

DM: Luka Modric (Croatia, 37 years old)

DM: Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, 31 years old)

RW: Lionel Messi (Argentina, 35 years old)

AM: Neymar (Brazil, 30 years old)

LW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 37 years old)

CF: Robert Lewandowski (Poland, 34 years old)

You know a team is decent when the current favourite for the 2022 Ballon d’Or – France’s 34-year-old striker Karim Benzema – can’t get a sniff of a start.

Bent’s decision to hand the gloves to Brazil’s Alisson means there’s no place for German

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