2026 World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo Redeems Himself by Scoring a Record-Breaking Goal

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again made World Cup history. With his goal in the sixth minute of the match against Fabio Cannavaro’s Uzbekistan, the 41-year-old Portuguese forward became the first player ever to score in six different World Cup tournaments.

For CR7, this is his ninth World Cup goal overall, tying him with his compatriot Eusébio’s record: one goal at Germany 2006 against Iran, one at South Africa 2010 against North Korea, one at Brazil 2014 against Ghana, four at Russia 2018 (including a hat trick against Spain and a goal against Morocco), one at Qatar 2022 against Ghana, and now the goal scored in the current tournament being held in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

With this goal, Ronaldo also becomes the second-oldest scorer in World Cup history. The record remains held by Roger Milla, who scored at age 42 years and 39 days against Russia at USA 1994, breaking his own record set four years earlier.