Cristiano Ronaldo latest news: Cristiano Ronaldo created history by scoring 2 goals against Uzbekistan in the 2026 World Cup. He became the first player to score a goal in 6 different World Cups. He is now Portugal’s top World Cup scorer with 10 goals.
New York: Cristiano Ronaldo has his own style of responding to critics – with his boots on the field. He has repeated the same on the stage of 2026 World Cup. Proving that age is just a number, CR7 gave a befitting reply to his critics by scoring two spectacular goals against Uzbekistan at the Houston Stadium.
Years passed, opponents changed, critics changed, the game and the field also changed – but Cristiano Ronaldo is still the same. Whenever people said his era was over, he came back stronger, more dangerous and more determined. The hunger for goals was such that even age gave up, time stopped and records bowed their heads. Today the whole world is surprised to see his stubbornness and passion and is applauding him.
Ronaldo made his World Cup debut in 2006 alongside his biggest rival Lionel Messi. He scored one goal each in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups. In 2018, he created a stir by scoring four goals including a hat-trick. He also had a goal to his name in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
But he created history when he scored a goal against Uzbekistan in the Group K match of the 2026 World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in the world to score goals in 6 different World Cups. With these two goals, he also became the highest goalscorer for Portugal in the World Cup. Now he has a total of 10 World Cup goals to his name.
In this matter, he left behind the great Portuguese player Eusebio, who had held this record for decades by scoring 9 goals in a single World Cup in 1966. In this match, Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0. Apart from Ronaldo, Nuno Mendes and Rafael Liao also scored goals. Ronaldo’s total number of goals in the Portugal jersey has now reached 145, which is 23 goals more than Lionel Messi. These are not just the statistics of a player, but the story of an incredible journey of a warrior who learned from his defeat and made the impossible possible.
Even at the age of 41, Ronaldo is reminding again and again that he is here only for one dream – the shining World Cup trophy. He continues his journey across generations to cement his name among the greatest players in football history.