In the history of the World Cups, 1,258 players have had the honor of scoring, but some of them stand out for their longevity. O sports weather lists the 5 oldest players to score goals at a World Cup.

Difficult to beat, the record now belongs to Cameroonian Roger Milla. At the 1994 World Cup, when he was 42 years and 39 days old, he scored the honorary goal for his national team in the 6-1 loss to Russia. In the previous Cup, in Italy in 1990, Milla had already scored four times.

Milla’s feat is so “giant” that more than four years separate him from second place on this list: Sweden’s Gunnar Gren, who scored a goal at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden as he was 37 years and 236 days old.

Therefore, the difference between the members of this classification is separated by “a few days”. Blanco of Mexico in the 2010 World Cup and Felipe Baloy who scored Panama’s only goal in the 2018 World Cup.

Closing the top 5, appears the “myth” Obdúlio Varela. One of the heroes of the 1950 title, with the right to victory over Brazil, in the fateful Maracanazzo, he scored again in the 1954 Cup.

If Roger Milla’s record holds, some players who will be on the pitch in Qatar could take second place in the standings. There are several ‘candidates’, such as Canadian midfielder Hutchison (39 years and 282 days), defender Pepe, naturalized Portuguese (39 years and 234 days) or Brazilian Daniel Alves (39 years and 194 days).

5 oldest to score Cup goals:
Roger Milla (Cameroon) – 42 years and 39 days – 1994 World Cup
Gunnar Gren (Sweden) – 37 years and 236 days – 1958 World Cup
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico) – 37 years and 151 days – 2010 World Cup
Felipe Baloy (Panama) – 37 years and 120 days – 2018 World Cup
Obdúlio Varela (Uruguay) – 36 years and 279 days – 1954 World Cup