Legendary. Uruguay goalkeeper rewrites his nation's FIFA World Cup history
Miguel Solomons
Dailysports's expert
Uruguay are taking on Saudi Arabia in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the South American side’s goalkeeper has etched his name into the history books.
Details: According to Opta, Fernando Muslera has become the oldest player ever to represent Uruguay at a FIFA World Cup. He is currently 39 years and 364 days old, surpassing the previous record held by Diego Godín, who was 36 years and 285 days old during the 2022 tournament.
Meanwhile, Cape Verde committed just one foul during the match against Spain. It is the fewest fouls recorded by any team in a FIFA World Cup match since 1966, when full tournament broadcasts first became available.
As a reminder: Spain’s forward also rewrote the tournament’s history by matching an unwanted record that had stood since 1966.
