Cristiano Ronaldo Makes History and Becomes the First Player to Score in Six World Cups
Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first player to score in six World Cups, scoring twice in a game against Uzbekistan, while reflecting on his career and the team's performance.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different World Cups this Tuesday, finding the net twice in Portugal's match against Uzbekistan. At 41 years old, Ronaldo made history in the sixth minute, after a cross from João Cancelo, which he finished with his right foot to open the score at 1-0. He ran towards the bench and celebrated with his teammates after the goal. The second goal came in the 39th minute, when he received a pass from Bruno Fernandes and shot with his right foot, inside the first post, making it 3-0. With these goals, Ronaldo became the second oldest player to score in a World Cup, behind only Cameroonian striker Roger Milla, who was 42 years old when he scored in the 1994 tournament in the United States. After his second goal, Ronaldo left a simple message: "I'm back." The attacker repeated the phrase after the final whistle. "It's so people don't forget," said Ronaldo when asked about his comments after the game. The performance comes after the criticism he received in the first group stage match, where he failed to score and Portugal surprisingly drew 1-1 with the Democratic Republic of Congo. But for Zlatan Ibrahimović, Ronaldo had no reason to justify himself. "I thought he never left, I don't know why he says 'I'm back'," commented Ibrahimović. Ronaldo and Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the only men in history to play in six World Cups this year. Ronaldo's goalscoring journey began on his debut in 2006, and he also found the net in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. "It's always good to break records, but the most important thing is to help the team and achieve our goals," said Ronaldo in the mixed zone on Tuesday. "God helps those who work. I knew that my teammates would also help me. It was a difficult, dark week. It seemed like I had retired from football, but I'm firm because I believe in work. It was difficult, I can confess, but we're back." With Tuesday's two goals, Ronaldo reached 10 goals in World Cups. Messi, in turn, has 18 goals after a hat-trick in Argentina's opening game against Algeria and two more goals on Monday against Austria, becoming the top scorer in the tournament's history. This Tuesday's game was Ronaldo's 230th appearance for the national team, a record in history. "I'm very happy, but the most important thing is the work the team did and our confidence in ourselves," said Ronaldo. "We struggled a lot during the week and we knew it would happen, but the team did well and we improved." This could be the last 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.
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