Essam El Hadary officially became the oldest player to ever appear in a World Cup championship in its entire history.
The Egyptian national team goalkeeper started the match against Saudi Arabia in the starting lineup. The team, winning in Group A, will take third place.
The 45-year-old veteran will not taste knockout football anymore, but at least he can rejoice in this extraordinary achievement.
Today, El Hadary, who ran onto the green field, surpassed Faryd Mondragon, who defended the Colombian national team goal at the age of 43 in 2014.
Interestingly, in this World Cup, there are even three coaches younger than the Egyptian goalkeeper. These are Serbian coach Mladen Krstajic, Senegal's manager Aliou Cisse, and Belgium's strategist Roberto Martinez.
