text: so who was the oldest champion player (person who played in and won the championship game)?  how old and what?   oldest player to play in...  roger milla of cameroon was the oldest (42 years, 39 days) player to play in a world cup (1994)  oldest player to win a world cup...  dino zoff of italy. goalkeeper zoff was 40 years old when he captained italy to victory in 1982.