Cristiano Ronaldo scores again, sets record and ends 10-game hoodoo

Cristiano Ronaldo needed just 6 minutes against Uzbekistan to answer his critics.

He opened the scoring for Portugal in this Tuesday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup match and broke a record as well as a long-standing drought.

The veteran Portuguese star is the first player in history to score goals in six World Cups. 

Cristiano Ronaldo scores again, sets record

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in the World Cups of: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026. Messi also played in those same six World Cups, but he did not find the net in 2010.

In addition to the record, Cristiano Ronaldo also ended a long drought. He had not scored in his last 10 matches for Portugal across the World Cup and the Euros. His previous goal had come in the win over Ghana at the 2022 World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores again, sets record

CR7 is now also the third player with the most World Cup appearances in history. He has 24 matches, level with German Miroslav Klose. Only Messi (28) and Germany’s Lothar Matthäus (25) have more.

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