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“Franco Armani won his first cap for Argentina against Nigeria in the group stage,” notes Brian Langdon. “Has anyone made their international debut at a later stage of the World Cup or another major tournament?”

Armani made his debut at the age of 31 after Willy Caballero’s nightmare against Croatia. He joins a long list of players who made their international debut during the group stage, including Josimar and a number of England players that we highlighted in last week’s Knowledge.

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