Pepe offers himself a longevity record

Pepe provided himself a sacred document over the last spherical of 16 of this World Cup in Qatar between Portugal and Switzerland. Whereas the Lusitanians have been already main 1-0 because of the opener of Gonçalo Ramos (seventeenth), the FC Porto participant catapulted into the again of the web the nook kicked by Bruno Fernandes with an offended header (thirty third).

Pepe, the central defender of the Portuguese choice, subsequently grew to become this Tuesday night the oldest participant to attain within the knockout part of a World Cup figuring out that the previous Actual Madrid participant is certainly 39 years previous and 283 days. A long life on the highest degree which was rewarded by this achievement stuffed with aggressiveness.

39 – Portugal defender Pepe (39 years and 283 days) turns into the oldest participant to attain within the knockout part of the World Cup tonight. Urge for food. #PROSUI pic.twitter.com/zu6WrRGdF2

— OptaJean (@OptaJean) December 6, 2022