Cristiano Ronaldo has made history again. By netting twice in , he became the first player to score in six different editions of the FIFA World Cup™.
With this achievement, he has separated himself from Lionel Messi in this regard; before this match, he and the Argentinian shared the record of five editions.
The Portugual No7 also reached the 10-goal mark overall, surpassing the late Eusebio (with nine) on Portugal’s all-time World Cup scoring list.
At 41 years and 138 days old, Ronaldo also moved into second place on the list of the oldest players to score a goal in a World Cup; he trails only Roger Milla (42 years and 39 days).
Date of birth: 5 February 1985.
FIFA World Cup goals: 10 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2026)
Teams Ronaldo has scored against in the FIFA World Cup: Spain (three); Ghana (two); Uzbekistan (two); IR Iran (one), Korea DPR (one), Morocco (one).
Group stage: Portugal 2–0 Iran (1 goal)
Group stage: Portugal 7-0 Korea DPR (1 goal)
Group stage: Portugal 2-1 Ghana (1 goal)
Group stage: Spain 3-3 Portugal (3 goals)
Group stage: Portugal 1-0 Morocco (1 goal)
Group stage: Portugal 3-2 Ghana (1 goal)
Group stage: Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan (2 goals)
Sources: FIFA Official
