CR7 added one more notch to the endless relationship of titles and records that it has throughout its long career with the victory of Portugal against Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo added one more notch to the endless relationship of titles and records that he has achieved throughout his long career with the victory of Portugal against Spain in the penalty shootout of the final of the League of Nations, in whose party he snatched two titles from the Gibraltareño Roy Chipolina and two former former team in Real Madrid as the Frenchman Karim Benzema and the Croatian Luka Modric.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the second goal of the team led by the Spanish Roberto Martínez and that meant the 2-2 with which the extension and the penalty shootout was reached in which Portugal won (5-3), which was made with his second title of the League of Nations.
The Madeira striker, who after the meeting indicated that he would continue at the Saudi Nassr, scored 40 years and 123 days, a competition record. He became the most veteran to score somewhat.
With this, he exceeded Roy Chipolina, who in front of Bulgaria, on September 23, 2022, scored with 39 years and 246 days. The Benzema brand also improved, which was the most veteran to score in a final of the League of Nations since he achieved it on October 10, 2021 with 33 years and 295 days; as well as Modric's, which had the registration in a final phase of this tournament with 37 and 278 when he beat the Netherlands on June 16, 2023.
Most veteran scorers in the League of Nations:
40 years and 123 days: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) vs Spain 06/08/2025
39 years and 246 days: Roy Chipolina (Gibraltar) vs Bulgaria 09/23/2022
38 years and 365 days: Luka Modrić (Croatia) vs Poland 08/09/2024
38 years and 208 days: Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) vs Germany 11/10/2024
37 years and 297 days: Konstantin vassiljev (Estonia) vs Malta, 06/09/2022
Most veteran scorers in the final phases of the League of Nations:
40 years and 123 days: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) vs Spain 06/08/2025
37 years and 278 days: Luka Modrić (Croatia) vs Netherlands, 06/14/2023
33 years and 295 days: Karim Benzema (France) vs Spain, 10/10/2021
33 years and 115 days: Ciro Immobile (Italy) vs Spain, 06/15/2023
33 years and 80 days: Joselu Mato (Spain) vs Italy, 06/15/2023
