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World Cup Record! Ronaldo Now Even Better Than Messi

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23.06.2026 19:15

What a relief after days of criticism! With a brace, Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal on the path to victory against Uzbekistan—and in doing so, scored in all six of his World Cup appearances. Not even Lionel Messi has managed that! A record for the ages—but by no means the only one on this day for the five-time World Player of the Year...

The seventh minute: João Cancelo sends a sharp cross into the middle; Ronaldo is in the perfect spot and blasts the ball into the net with a drop kick.

(Bild: AFP/PAUL ELLIS)

What a relief after the disappointing 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Immediately, all his teammates rush over to Ronaldo to congratulate him. With this goal, the 41-year-old has now scored in all six of his World Cup appearances—a feat not even Lionel Messi has achieved. Messi is the only other player besides Ronaldo to have played in six World Cups, but he failed to score in South Africa in 2010.

Ronaldo catches up to Eusebio
What’s more, at 41 years and 138 days, Ronaldo is the second-oldest goalscorer after Roger Milla to ever score at a World Cup. The “corner flag dancer” from Cameroon came off the bench in two games at the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.—and holds the age record at 42 years and 39 days.

(Bild: AP/Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)


Another record: With his ninth World Cup goal in the 24th match, he even tied his great compatriot Eusebio as Portugal’s all-time leading scorer and then surpassed him in the 39th minute with his tenth World Cup goal—making Ronaldo the oldest player to score a brace in World Cup history.

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