Portugal veteran Pepe has become the second-oldest World Cup goalscorer in history at the age of 39 years and 283 days.
In the round of 16 against Switzerland, the FC Porto central defender scored the goal from a corner to make it 2-0 (33rd minute), putting himself ahead of his team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo (37 years and 292 days).
Cameroon’s Roger Milla, who scored against Russia (1:6) at the 1994 World Cup at the age of 42 years and 39 days, is still in first place in the rankings. The oldest German World Cup goalscorer is Miroslav Klose (36 years and 29 days, 2014 against Brazil).