Egyptian Legendary Goal Keeper Breaks World Cup All Time Record

Essam El Hadary, the oldest player in World Cup history, made a phenomenal penalty save in Egypt's clash with Saudi Arabia on Monday.

The goalkeeper appeared five times in qualifying and, at the age of 45, made his finals debut in Volgograd, and he soon grabbed the headlines for on-pitch reasons.

With the score at 1-0 after Mohamed Salah's opening goal, a penalty was awarded for Saudi Arabia. El Hadary, though, would not be beaten, and made a truly brilliant save, tipping Fahad Al Mulwallad's spot-kick onto the bar and keeping his clean sheet intact.

Unfortunately for the veteran stopper, another penalty was awarded before half-time, with Salman Al-Faraj stepping up to score and sending the two sides into the interval level at 1-1.

El Hadary takes the record of oldest player to appear at the tournament from Faryd Mondragon, who appeared in goal for Colombia in 2014 just three days after his 43rd birthday.