{"id":721802,"date":"2026-06-23T20:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721802\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:04:11","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-first-player-to-score-in-six-world-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721802\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo first player to score in six World Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different World Cup<\/a> tournaments on Tuesday by getting two goals in Portugal\u2019s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old Ronaldo made history in the sixth minute when Jo\u00e3o Cancelo crossed it to him and he shot with his right foot to make it 1-0. He ran toward the bench and celebrated with his teammates after the score.<\/p>\n

He scored again in the 39th minute when he got a pass from Bruno Fernandes and shot with his right foot just inside the near post to make the score 3-0.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo was named man of the match.<\/p>\n

The goals make him the second-oldest player to score at a World Cup behind Cameroon forward Roger Milla, who was 42 when he scored at the 1994 tournament in the United States.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo\u2019s goals come after he was criticized<\/a> for failing to score in Portugal\u2019s 1-1 draw<\/a> against Congo in the team\u2019s opening match.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo and Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the only men in history to play in six World Cup tournaments this year. Ronaldo\u2019s scoring streak started in his debut in 2006 and he also netted goals in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.<\/p>\n

While he shares the record for most tournaments with Messi, he stands alone in scoring a goal in each edition after Messi failed to score a goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo\u2019s goals Tuesday gave him 10 career goals in the tournament. Messi has 18<\/a> after a hat trick in Argentina\u2019s opener against Algeria<\/a> and two more goals Monday against Austria<\/a> that made him the all-time leading scorer in tournament history.<\/p>\n

His performance extended his record by giving him 145 international goals, and his 10 career goals in the World Cup moved him past Eus\u00e9bio\u2019s nine to make him Portugal\u2019s all-time scoring leader at the tournament.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s game was the 230th of Ronaldo\u2019s international career, which is the most in history.<\/p>\n

This is likely to be the final World Cup for Ronaldo, who won the European Championship with Portugal in 2016 and the Champions League five times with Manchester United and Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

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