Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in football history to score in six different World Cups. The CR7 legend continues despite doubts surrounding his performance at the start of this World Cup. He achieved it with a brace, surpassing Messi in the number of World Cups with goals and his compatriot Eusébio as Portugal's top World Cup scorer.

At 41 years old, he made history by scoring Portugal's first goal against Uzbekistan. Cristiano finished off a perfect right-footed volley from a cross by João Cancelo and completed his sixth World Cup with a goal. He later added the third with a cross-shot.

CR7 now has ten goals across these six editions, having scored in the World Cups of 2006 (1), 2010 (1), 2014 (1), 2018 (4), 2022 (1), and 2026 (2). The seven national teams he has scored against in World Cups are: Iran (penalty in 2006), North Korea (2010), Ghana (2014), Spain (three, including a penalty in 2018), Morocco (2018), Ghana (penalty in 2022), and Uzbekistan (two in 2026).

Surpasses Leo Messi

Until now, Cristiano shared the record of scoring in five World Cups with Leo Messi, but the Argentine star did not score in 2010, and now the Portuguese has done it for a sixth time. Where he shows himself relentless in the duel between the two stars is in the individual classification, as Messi leads the all-time World Cup scorers list with 18 goals, ahead of Kylian Mbappé (16) and Klose (16), while Cristiano remains far behind with ten.

Leaves Eusébio Behind

Another detail that speaks of Cristiano Ronaldo's greatness is that he has surpassed Eusébio as Portugal's top World Cup scorer. CR7 now has ten, while Eusébio remained at nine.

The numbers speak for themselves. Cristiano Ronaldo is football history, and at 41 years old, he continues to break records.