👴 Pepe proves he never ages with historic World Cup moment

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Padraig Whelan·6 December 2022

👴 Pepe proves he never ages with historic World Cup moment

Yes, in the year 2022 Pepe is not only still playing in World Cups, he’s scoring in them too.

Portugal6

Switzerland1

06/12/2022Full time

The Porto defender leapt above Manuel Akanji in the penalty area to thump home an emphatic header to double Portugal’s lead against Switzerland.

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In doing so, he became the oldest player ever to score in the knockout stages of a World Cup at 39 years and 283 days.

39-YEAR-OLD PEPE HAS STILL GOT IT 🇵🇹
– Tuesday, 6 December 2022

In fact, only Roger Milla has netted in the competition at an older age, scoring at 42 for Cameroon during USA ’94.

And perhaps even more amusingly of all, Pepe, one of the game’s great masters of the dark arts, now has more knockout stage goals at the World Cup than compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi combined.

Footballing heritage.