Cristiano Ronaldo is on the board with a history-making goal.
The Portuguese star’s score against Uzbekistan on Tuesday was his first of the 2026 World Cup, but it was his sixth different year with a goal at the tournament.
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Ronaldo is the first player in history to score at six separate World Cups. His first came in 2006, followed by goals in 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and now 2026.
At 41 years old, Ronaldo also became the second-oldest player to score at the World Cup — trailing only Cameroon’s Roger Milla (42 in 1994).
Ronaldo’s latest goal came in the sixth minute of Portugal’s second game of Group K. João Cancelo cut the ball back to Ronaldo in the box, and he slid it home to the near post for the 1-0 lead.
Later in the first half, with Portugal leading 2-0, Ronaldo found the back of the net once again in the 39th minute.
Off a feed from Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo got the ball on the right side of the box and put it past the keeper into the bottom-left corner of the net.
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It was the 10th goal of Ronaldo’s World Cup career, and just the second time (2018) that he’s scored multiple goals in a tournament.
Portugal was coming off a disappointing draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its opener last week, during which Ronaldo was criticized for his play.
Ronaldo is just the latest veteran to show out at the World Cup. Lionel Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, has five goals in his first two games.
Portugal needs more moments like that from Ronaldo in order to advance out of its difficult group. Colombia is already on the board with a win, which could mean Portugal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are fighting it out for second.
Last time at the World Cup, Portugal was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Morocco. Ronaldo’s best-ever result at a World Cup was fourth place in his 2006 debut.
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