World Cup: Oldest Knockout Stage Scorers as Ronaldo Breaks Record
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The Portuguese crack turned a golazo, but it was overturned by a millimeter offside.Eight minutes later, it had its disquiet with a controversial penalty charged at the behest of the VAR.In the end, the Madeiran Island crack was replaced and saw the end from the outside.
41 and still flying, Ronaldo adds another record to the books
After finally breaking his World Cup knockout drought, Cristiano Ronaldo has joined yet another elite list in football history. Cristiano Ronaldo continues to defy his age. His 68th minute penalty against Croatia made him the second oldest player to score a men’s World Cup goal, according to Opta, at 41 years and 147 days old. MORE: The touches behind Ronaldo’s World Cup form Only Cameroon’s Roger Milla sits above him, having scored against Russ…
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes oldest World Cup knockout goalscorer as Portugal defeat Croatia
As Portugal searched for a way back into the contest, Ronaldo stepped up from the penalty spot in the 68th minute and calmly converted to restore parity. At 41 years and 146 days old, he became the oldest player ever to score in a World Cup knockout match. He also set the record as the oldest footballer to appear in the tournament's knockout stage.
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