Cristiano Ronaldo became the second oldest goal scorer at the World Cup

The striker of the national team of Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, has set another achievement at the 2026 World Cup. In the match of the second round of the group stage against Uzbekistan, the 41-year-old forward scored goals and became the second-oldest player in history to score a goal in the final tournaments of the World Cup. At the time of taking the goal, Ronaldo was 41 years and 138 days old. According to this indicator, he is second only to the legendary Cameroonian Roger Milla, who scored at the 1994 World Cup at the age of 42 years and 39 days. Thanks to this goal, the captain of the Portuguese team overtook his compatriot Pepe, who held the second place in the rating after the 2022 World Cup. Lionel Messi and Swede Gunnar Green also left behind. The oldest scorers in the history of world championships: 1. Roger Milla (Cameroon) — 42 years and 39 days 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) — 41 years and 138 days 3. Pepe (Portugal) — 39 years and 283 days 4. Lionel Messi (Argentina) — 38 years and 363 days 5. Gunnar Green (Sweden) — 37 years and 236 days We will remind, earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo, who managed to score in six different World Cups. Also a legendary Portuguese