This World Cup has already provided some special milestones for the Manchester United players, who are competing for their nations in Qatar.
During the game against Iran, Marcus Rashford scored the third fastest goal by a non-starting player in the history of the World Cup and whilst scoring that goal he became the eight United academy graduate to score a goal at the World Cup finals, and the 7th to do whilst at United [manutd.com].
49 – Marcus Rashford scored just 49 seconds after coming on for England, the third-quickest goal by a substitute in World Cup history. Impact. pic.twitter.com/NIjqb6nHXW
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2022
Statman Dave provided a unique statistic as he pointed out on Twitter that United left-back, Luke Shaw has now contributed to five goals from his last five games for England at both the European Championships and World Cup.
Luke Shaw’s last 5 England appearances at a tournament:
🅰️ vs. Germany
🅰️🅰️ vs. Ukraine
❌ vs. Denmark
⚽ vs. Italy
🅰 vs. IranLoves the big stage. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tWH7EjCv0e
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) November 21, 2022
A day later on Tuesday United midfielder, Christian Eriksen took to the field and played his first game at a major tournament following his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020, which was a special story and moment.
Elsewhere, in the game between Denmark and Tunisia, which was a goalless draw, Hannibal Mejbri made his World Cup debut as a 19-year-old.
Hannibal x Eriksen 🇹🇳🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/WofhqBXjCS
— United Zone (@ManUnitedZone_) November 22, 2022
On Thursday afternoon, Facundo Pellistri also made his World Cup debut for Uruguay, despite not featuring for the United senior side, nevertheless, it is an achievement that many will be proud of.
Since moving to MUN, Pellistri’s made 51 career appearances for club and country, both competitive and friendly. For clubs, he’s played 1,885 minutes in 44 games. For Uruguay, he’s played 432 minutes in just seven games.
His career to date has been ‘unique’ to say the least. pic.twitter.com/2OyHhhwKl8
— UtdArena (@UtdArena) November 24, 2022
Bruno Fernandes won his 50th cap during Portugal’s opening match of the tournament against Ghana and it seemed as though the milestone inspired the Portuguese magnifico as he recorded two assists to help his side beat the Black Stars 3-2.
Bruno Fernandes’ international record for Portugal:
🧢 50 caps
⚽ 11 goals
🅰️ 10 assists
🔢 g/a every 2.3 gamesMagician. 🪄 pic.twitter.com/zGJ58RhAMF
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) November 24, 2022
Club captain, Harry Maguire will win his 50th cap for England should he start for the Three Lions in their clash with the United States of America.
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