Official EURO 2024 tournament progression records

Luka Modric Becomes Oldest Scorer in EUROs History After Penalty Miss as Croatia Leads Italy 1-0

Jun 24, 2024, 08:14 PM

In a dramatic turn of events during the EURO 2024 match between Croatia and Italy, Luka Modric missed a penalty but quickly redeemed himself by scoring a minute later, giving Croatia a 1-0 lead. This goal made Modric, at 38 years and 289 days old, the oldest goalscorer in EUROs history, surpassing Ivica Vastić. The penalty save by Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma initially kept Italy in the game, but Modric's subsequent goal shifted the momentum in favor of Croatia. The penalty was awarded to Croatia after a VAR review for a handball.