Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA world Cup 2026: Cristiano Ronaldo created history by scoring 2 goals against Uzbekistan in the FIFA World Cup 2026. He became the first player in the world to score in 6 World Cups.
Greatest players in the world of footballCristiano RonaldoFIFA World Cup 2026Ronaldo has made history for Portugal with two stunning goals in their Group K match against Uzbekistan on Tuesday. With these two goals, Ronaldo has now become the highest scorer for Portugal in the World Cup. Portugal has taken a 3-0 lead over Uzbekistan at half-time.
Legendary Eusebio’s record broken
Ronaldo opened Portugal’s account by scoring the first goal in the 6th minute of the match. This goal was his 9th goal in World Cup history. With this goal, he equaled the record of Portuguese great footballer Eusebio. Then in the 39th minute, on a wonderful pass from Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo scored his second goal of the match and his 10th goal of the World Cup, surpassing Eusebio.
The first footballer to score in 6 World Cups!
With the first goal in this match, Ronaldo has achieved a great record that no other footballer in the world has achieved so far. He has become the first and only player in the world to score in 6 different FIFA World Cups (6 editions) in a row.
Another interesting coincidence was recorded after Ronaldo’s second goal in the match, equaling Manchester United’s record . Now Ronaldo has scored 145 goals for Portugal, and he has also scored exactly 145 goals for his old club, Manchester United. Ronaldo also has a golden opportunity to score a hat-trick in the match.
Portugal drew 1-1 with DR Congo in their previous match. However, against Uzbekistan, Ronaldo scored twice and Nuno Mendes scored a free-kick to give Portugal a 3-0 lead.