C. Ronaldo improved two World Cup records

2026-07-03 06:30 © AP

Cristiano Ronaldo achieved two records on Thursday.

In the round of 16 match against the Croatian national team, the Portuguese player became the oldest player in World Cup knockout history.

41 years and 147 days – that was C. Ronaldo's age on the day of the round of 16.

After that, the Portuguese also became the oldest player to score a goal, as he successfully converted a penalty kick. These two records can be broken in the quarter-finals against Spain.

Portugal dramatically defeated Croatia 2:1.