Ronaldo’s great record in FIFA World Cup, became the first player in the world to score goals in six different tournaments

Cristiano Ronaldo Records: Portugal’s ‘Group K’ match against Uzbekistan on Tuesday at Houston Stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo created history by scoring a goal in the match. He became the first footballer to score in six different FIFA World Cup editions.

The 41-year-old Portugal captain achieved this feat just six minutes after the start of the match. ​​In his special style, he gave his team the lead by scoring a goal from close range. The goal came when Joao Cancelo advanced from the right wing and delivered a low pass into the box, which Ronaldo converted in a first-time effort from inside the six-yard area.

From 2006 till now

This goal was another memorable moment in Ronaldo’s brilliant international career. Since making his World Cup debut in Germany in 2006 at the age of 21, he has scored in every edition he has played in (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026).

Ronaldo scored one goal during Portugal’s run to the semi-finals in 2006 and scored one goal each in the 2010 and 2014 editions. His most successful World Cup campaign came in Russia in 2018, where he scored four goals. After this, four years later, he also scored a goal in Qatar, when Portugal reached the quarter-finals.

Ronaldo’s befitting reply to his critics

The experienced forward was criticized after a poor performance in Portugal’s opening match against DR Congo, but he responded strongly by scoring a record-breaking goal on world football’s biggest stage.

Ronaldo’s new achievement comes just a day after Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history when he scored his 18th goal against Austria.

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Despite holding many international records, Cristiano Ronaldo is still searching for his first goal in a World Cup knockout match and has never played in a World Cup final. However, with Portugal expected to advance to the mega 48-team tournament, the veteran forward could add even more achievements to his illustrious career. Ronaldo now has nine World Cup goals to his name and remains one of the key players in the 2026 edition as Portugal attempt to achieve success on the world stage.

With IANS inputs