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

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. Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli then struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time (90+5′) to seal a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory for the five-time champions.

Arsenal defender Gabriel provided the assist for Casemiro’s equaliser, while Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimarães set up Martinelli’s winner. The assist was Guimarães’ fourth of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, making him the tournament’s leading assist provider.

After defeating Japan, Brazil will now face the winner of the Ivory Coast vs Norway match in the Round of 16 on Sunday.