Craig Gordon wants to become Scotland ’s oldest international when the Nations League countdown concludes after turning back the clock again to reach the top table.
The 39-year-old keeper threw up the shutters in Krakow to deny Ukraine on Wednesday, a full-length one-handed save to stop Mykhaylo Mudryk shortly after the break the stand-out in a string of superb saves. It was just the latest show-stopping performance from the Hearts skipper, who is enjoying a fairytale twilight period in his stellar career. Back-to-back clean sheets against Ukraine either side of a key save to deny Troy Parrott in a 2-1 win over the Republic of Ireland mean he contributed as much as anyone in the space of six days to secure promotion.
Gordon will be 41 by the time Scotland take their place among Europe’s elite in the next Nations League campaign come 2024. That’s one year older than David Weir was when the former defender ran out against Spain in 2010 aged 40 years and 155 days, the most senior Scot to pull on the shirt.
