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Ante Budimir emerged as the unexpected hero
GolghorBD·26 June 2026
Ante Budimir, a Croatian forward, scored an important goal for his country at the World Cup 2026, becoming the oldest Croatian scorer in the tournament's history.
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The Unexpected Hero is a dream that cannot be allowed to end. The Croatian people were facing a bad situation, already in the last European Championship they faced a big disappointment due to the goal of Jack Jack, to lose the last match in the last minute. And this World Cup also got off to a poor start, losing 4-2 to England. In the match against Panama, Croatia scored a goal at the last minute, who entered the match at the age of 3433 as a stranger. For the first time in the World Cup, Croatia had a betting player who came on for 10 minutes to score the goal. He was 34 years 336 days old at the time of scoring. He is now the youngest Croatian goalscorer. Conversely, he also holds the record for the oldest goal scored. She scored at an older age than Ivica Olic when she scored against Cameroon in 2014, when Ivica Olic was 34 years 119 days old. At 34 years and 336 days, he is the oldest Croatian goalscorer of all time. Age record for scoring goals for the Croatian national team. Record for oldest goal scorer for Croatia. The age record for scoring goals in this year's World Cup. 2014 World Cup record for the youngest age to score a goal.