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

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Topic: Ronaldo Scores at Six World Cups: 41 Years Old and Still Making History Alongside Messi   Views(Read 125 times)

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.

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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
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Freddie

41 years old. Still scoring. Still making history. The longevity is as remarkable as the records
Lurker since the big bang

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
Saving for a trip to Ireland this year.

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

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