Portugal defender Pepe's goal in yesterday's 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Switzerland (6:1) put him in second place in the list of the oldest goalscorers in the world championships.
PepeThe Portuguese scored his next goal at the age of 39 years and 283 days and bypassed his national team partner Cristiano Ronaldo (37 years and 295 days) in the mentioned list.
Ahead of Pepe in the ranking of the oldest goalscorers of the world championships is only the Cameroonian forward Roger Milla, who scored at the 1994 World Cup at the age of 42 years and 39 days.
At the same time, Pepe managed to become the oldest player among those who scored in the World Cup playoffs. Here he was ahead of the aforementioned Roger Milla, who distinguished himself in the playoffs of the 1990 World Cup at the age of 38 years and 34 days.
