Casemiro Becomes Brazil's 2nd-Oldest Goal-Scorer In FIFA World Cup History

Published 29 June 2026 · sports

Casemiro Becomes Brazil's 2nd-Oldest Goal-Scorer In FIFA World Cup History Published By, Last Updated: June 30, 2026, 01:20 IST The former Real Madrid and Manchester

Casemiro Becomes Brazil's 2nd-Oldest Goal-Scorer In FIFA World Cup History Published By, Last Updated: June 30, 2026, 01:20 IST The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star scored Brazil's opening goal in their Round of 32 clash against Japan in Houston at the age of 34 years and 126 days. Casemiro celebrates after scoring Brazil's opening goal of FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match against Japan. (Picture Credit: AP) Defensive midfielder Casemiro entered his name in the record books on Monday (June 29) by becoming the second-oldest player to score a goal for Brazil in a FIFA World Cup match. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star scored Brazil’s opening goal in their Round of 32 clash against Japan in Houston at the age of 34 years and 126 days. The record for the oldest player to score a goal for Brazil in a FIFA World Cup match is held by Bebeto. He was 34 years and 137 days old when he found the net against Denmark in the quarter-finals of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in Nantes on July 3.

Oldest goal-scorers for Brazil in FIFA World Cup PLAYER AGE AGAINST VENUE DATE Bebeto 34 years, 137 days Denmark Nantes July 3, 1998 Casemiro 34 years, 126 days Japan Houston June 29, 2026 Thiago Silva 33 years, 278 days Serbia Moscow June 27, 2018 Nilton Santos 33 years, 23 days Austria Uddevalla June 8, 1958 Garrincha 32 years, 257 days Bulgaria Liverpool July 12, 1966 The overall record for the oldest goal-scorer in FIFA World Cup history belongs to Cameroon’s Roger Milla. He was 42 years and 39 days old when he scored against Russia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Oldest goal scorers in FIFA World Cup PLAYER COUNTRY AGE AGAINST YEAR Roger Milla Cameroon 42 years, 39 days Russia 1994 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 41 years, 138 days Uzbekistan 2026 Pepe Portugal 39 years, 283 days Switzerland 2022 Lionel Messi Argentina 39 years, 3 days Jordan 2026 Gunnar Gren Sweden 37 years, 236 days West Germany 1958 Cuauhtemoc Blanco Mexico 37 years, 151 days France 2010 Felipe Baloy Panama 37 years, 120 days England 2018 Marko Arnautovic Austria 37 years, 58 days Jordan 2026 Obdulio Varela Uruguay 36 years, 279 days England 1954 Martin Palermo Argentina 36 years, 227 days Greece 2010 Georges Bregy Switzerland 36 years, 152 days USA 1994 Ramin Rezaeian Iran 36 years, 86 days New Zealand 2026 Olivier Giroud France 36 years, 71 days England 2022 Tom Finney England 36 years, 64 days Soviet Union 1958 Miroslav Klose Germany 36 years, 29 days Brazil 2014 The goal by Casemiro in the 56th minute helped Brazil level the scores against Japan in their first knockout match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.