Cristiano Ronaldo scores for Portugal against Croatia in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage, ending a long personal drought in knockout matches. Multiple reports say the goal is his first in World Cup knockout football, coming in his sixth appearance at the tournament. The match also sets a record for Ronaldo’s age: he becomes the oldest player to score in a FIFA World Cup knockout match, at 41 years and 147 days. One outlet adds that the strike comes from a penalty. The reports further note that Ronaldo’s appearance is also the oldest recorded for an outfield player to start a knockout match. Alongside the age-based milestone, one source also states the goal affects Ronaldo’s standing on the all-time World Cup scoring list, placing him second overall. Taken together, the coverage describes the same match moment—Ronaldo’s penalty against Croatia—as both a personal first in knockout scoring at World Cups and a new age benchmark in the tournament’s knockout history.