Thiago Silva, a center defender for Chelsea and Brazil, has established a new FIFA World Cup record. At the ongoing Qatar 2022 World Cup, Brazil’s 38-year-old striker played yesterday night as they secured a spot in the quarterfinals.
In Brazil’s 4-1 hammering of South Korea in the round of 16, Silva, 38, contributed an assist. For Brazil’s third goal of the match, Richarlison was set up by the Chelsea defender. He did so to become the oldest player to have an assist in a World Cup match since 1966. One of the competition’s older players is Silva.
He is playing in his final World Cup, and he wants to end it by leading his team to victory and winning the championship.
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The former AC Milan and PSG defender is still one of the most dependable center backs in the game today despite his advanced age. Brazil will perform well in the competition thanks to his experience.
Recall that the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar is presently underway.
The final two Round of 16 matches will take place today (Tuesday), with Spain taking on Morocco and Portugal facing Switzerland.
Sportskeeda cited Xavi as making his predictions, adding, “Predicting the World Cup final? Spain versus Brazil