Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice and racks up records in Portugal rout | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo needed 6 minutes against Uzbekistan to answer his critics and break several records.

He opened the scoring for Portugal in this Tuesday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup match, breaking a record and ending a long drought. He then went on to score Portugal’s third in their 5-0 rout.

Portugal’s other goals were scored by Nuno Mendes, Nematov (own goal), and Rafael Leão.

The result leaves Portugal with four points at the top of Group K for the time being. Uzbekistan are bottom without a point.

CR7’s records

With the two goals, CR7 became the first player in history to score in six World Cups. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in the following World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026. Messi also played in those six World Cups, but did not find the net in 2010.

In addition to the record, Cristiano Ronaldo also ended a long drought. He had not scored in his previous 10 matches for Portugal across the World Cup and the Euros. His last goal had come in the win over Ghana at the 2022 World Cup.

CR7 is now also the third player with the most World Cup appearances in history. He has 24 matches, level with Germany’s Miroslav Klose. Only Messi (28) and Germany’s Lothar Matthäus (25) have more.

When he scored Portugal’s third, he reached 10 World Cup goals. With that, he surpassed Eusébio (9) as Portugal’s all-time top scorer in World Cup history.

At 41, he is also the second-oldest player to score in a World Cup, behind Cameroon’s Roger Milla — who scored at 42 in 1994. However, CR7 is the oldest ever to score twice in a match.

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