In the 33rd minute, Pepe extended Portugal’s advantage against Switzerland by scoring the second goal for the Portuguese team in the game that will close the round of 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. After a corner kick served by Bruno Fernandes, the former Madrid defender got up. between two Swiss central defenders, Fabian Schar and Manuel Akanji, and hit a powerful header.
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Cristiano Ronaldo himself, the starting substitute in this round of 16 match, came off the bench to congratulate his friend Pepe, a scorer who is about to turn 40 (in February). The defender now plays in the ranks of Porto.
Portugal’s first goal against Switzerland was the work of Gonçalo Ramos, who replaced Cristiano Ramos in Fernando Ramos’ eleven and scored with the help of Joao Félix in the 17′.
The oldest score
It should be added that with his goal, Pepe entered the history of World Cups. At 39 years and 283 days, the middle became the oldest player in history to score a goal in a World Cup tiesurpassing the record of Cameroonian Roger Milla, who scored at the age of 38 years and 34 days in 1990 in a match against Colombia.
Source: La Verdad
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