Ronaldo becomes first player to score in six World Cups with two goals against Uzbekistan

HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo became the archetypal subordinate to people successful six antithetic World Cup tournaments connected Tuesday by getting 2 goals successful Portugal’s lucifer against Uzbekistan.

The 41-year-old Ronaldo made past successful the sixth infinitesimal erstwhile João Cancelo crossed it to him and helium changeable with his close ft to marque it 1-0. He ran toward the seat and celebrated with his teammates aft the score.

He scored again successful the 39th infinitesimal erstwhile helium got a walk from Bruno Fernandes and scored with his close ft conscionable wrong the adjacent station to marque the people 3-0.

The goals marque him the second-oldest subordinate to people astatine a World Cup down Cameroon guardant Roger Milla, who was 42 erstwhile helium scored astatine the 1994 tourney successful the United States.

Ronaldo's goals travel aft helium was criticized for failing to people successful Portugal's 1-1 gully against Congo successful the team's opening match.

Ronaldo and Argentina skipper Lionel Messi became the lone men successful past to play successful six World Cup tournaments this year. Ronaldo’s scoring streak started successful his debut successful 2006 and helium besides netted goals successful 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

While helium shares the grounds for astir tournaments with Messi, helium stands unsocial successful scoring a extremity successful each variation aft Messi failed to people a extremity astatine the 2010 World Cup successful South Africa.

Ronaldo’s goals Tuesday gave him 10 vocation goals successful the tournament. Messi has 18 aft a chapeau instrumentality successful Argentina's opener against Algeria and 2 much goals Monday against Austria that made him the all-time starring scorer successful tourney history.

Tuesday's crippled was the 230th of Ronaldo’s planetary career, which is the astir successful history.

This is apt to beryllium the last World Cup for Ronaldo, who won the European Championship with Portugal successful 2016 and the Champions League 5 times with Manchester United and Real Madrid.

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