Cristiano Ronaldo Sets Two New World Cup Records Against Croatia

Torrenti. Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has created history by appearing in the field and scoring a goal in the final 32 match against Croatia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With this match, he has managed to register two historic records in his name at once.

When Ronaldo entered the field in the exciting match held on Thursday, he was 41 years and 147 days old. With this, he has become the oldest player in history to play a knockout stage match of the World Cup. The process of creating history did not stop there; by scoring a goal from a penalty in the 68th minute of the match, he also became the oldest player to score in the knockout stage of the World Cup. This is Ronaldo's first goal in the knockout stage of his World Cup history.