Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the oldest player to play in a Euro qualifiers match on Friday, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute of Sweden's game against Belgium in Solna (suburb of Stockholm).
The forward is 41 years, 5 months, and 21 days old. He surpasses the previous record set by Italy's legendary goalkeeper Dino Zoff on May 29, 1983, who was 41 years, 3 months, and 1 day old at the time.
'Ibra', who was out due to injury in the early months of the season, made his comeback in February and last weekend became the oldest player to score in the Italian Serie A for his team AC Milan.
This week, he stated that he aspires to play in the 2024 Euro in Germany. He would be 42 years old then, and if he achieves it, he would become the oldest player to play in the final stages of the European continental tournament.