Croatia national team's midfielder Luka Modrić has become the oldest player to provide an assist in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
This information was reported by the "Opta" portal.
It was noted that these statistics have been recorded since 1966.
On the night of June 28, in the third round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, the Croatian national team defeated Ghana 2-1. Luka Modrić, who provided the assist for Nikola Vlašić's winning goal in the match, set this record at the age of 40 years and 291 days.
The experienced midfielder, currently playing for the club "Milan," is participating in his fifth World Cup in his career.
Finishing second in the group, the Croatian national team will face Portugal in the round of 16./oxu.az