Cristiano Ronaldo breaks three scoring records at the 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo struck a first-half brace to become the first player to score in six World Cups. He also moved clear as Portugal’s record World Cup scorer and is now the second-oldest marksman at the tournament.

According to Superdeporte, a tense week followed the opening stalemate with DR Congo, with debate over Ronaldo’s role spilling onto social media.

His World Cup scoring began in 2006 with a penalty against Iran, his only goal that year. In 2010 he first captained Portugal at the finals, scoring and assisting in a 7-0 win over North Korea. The 2014 campaign yielded just one goal and a group-stage exit.

In Russia he enjoyed his most prolific tournament with four goals, a hat-trick against Spain followed by one against Morocco, before a last 16 loss to Uruguay.

At Qatar 2022 he scored once, against Ghana, and Portugal were knocked out by Morocco in the quarter-finals amid heavy criticism of his role.

Here, after failing to register a shot in the DR Congo draw, he scored twice in 45 minutes against Uzbekistan. The second took him past Eusebio’s nine World Cup goals for Portugal, all set in England in 1966.

At 41 years four months and two days he is the second-oldest World Cup scorer, behind Roger Milla at 42 years and 39 days, with Pepe third at 39 years and 283 days. The double has muted the criticism for now, though how relations with team-mates evolve remains to be seen.

Source: Superdeporte