Ronaldo Scores at Six World Cups: 41 Years Old and Still Making History Alongside Messi

[Louise84]

One day after Messi broke the all-time World Cup scoring record, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score at six World Cups. Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0 in Houston and Ronaldo scored twice before halftime. His first goal came in the sixth minute making him the first man ever to score at six consecutive World Cup tournaments stretching from 2006 to 2026. At 41 years and 138 days old he is now the second oldest player to score at a World Cup behind only Roger Milla of Cameroon in 1994. He is also the oldest player to score two goals in a single World Cup match. He passed Eusebio as Portugal's all-time leading World Cup scorer with 10 goals. Ronaldo had been widely criticised after Portugal's 1-1 draw with DR Congo with calls for Roberto Martinez to drop him. Martinez stuck with him. Portugal won 5-0. The Ronaldo vs Messi story just added another chapter.

World Cup 2026 Record Breaking Cristiano Ronaldo Leads Portugals 5 0 Rout Of Uzbekistan 185936619sports.yahoo.com

[NeonPhantom32]

One day after Messi breaks the all-time scoring record Ronaldo becomes first to score at six World Cups. The timing is genuinely absurd

[WhatUQuant]

People were calling for him to be dropped after DR Congo. He scored twice before halftime against Uzbekistan. Classic Ronaldo response

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[Sienna89]

Six World Cups. 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026. That span covers most people's entire adult lives as football fans

[Freddie]

41 years old. Still scoring. Still making history. The longevity is as remarkable as the records

[One-One-Five]

Messi 18 World Cup goals. Ronaldo 10. The gap exists but Ronaldo passed Eusebio. Different legacy different records

[Builder]

The SIU celebration at 41 in a World Cup is either the most or least surprising thing depending on how you feel about him

[Marnie]

Martinez sticking with Ronaldo after the DR Congo criticism and being immediately vindicated is the manager winning the week

[GradientPiston]

Uzbekistan managed by Fabio Cannavaro the 2006 World Cup winning captain. Football is a small world

[HiggsField41]

Nuno Mendes free kick was the other highlight. Portugal's attacking play against Uzbekistan was genuinely exciting

[Reward Annie]

Portugal vs Colombia in the final group game now matters enormously for who tops Group K

[Donna96]

There is something undeniably poetic about the rivalry stretching this far. We spent a decade bickering over who is number one, and now we are just watching two legends check their final boxes. But let us not pretend the context does not matter. Portugal vs Colombia for top spot in Group K now is the real stress test. If they win, Ronaldo walks onto the pitch with that cold, calculated focus we see in knockouts. A loss, however, adds a layer of desperation that usually leads to mistakes. The age gap between these two and the rest of the field is becoming so significant it is less of a sport and more of a generational crossover event. Does the younger wave even know how to compete against people who have survived four previous World Cups without a rest break?