FIFA 2022: Historic! Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player to score in five World Cups

Cristiano Ronaldo, is arguably the greatest ever in the history of football. Ronaldo scoring in five world cups is another level, and he became the first to do it. His penalty goal against Ghana on Thursday meant that he has at least scored once in the world cups of 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Even his archnemesis, Lionel Messi, won’t be able to break his record because Argentina did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup.

Thus, Ronaldo now stands ahead of Pele, Miroslav Klose, and Uwe Seeler, another jewel in his decorated career. Neither of the teams scored in the first half of the Thursday game. Ronaldo earned a penalty in the latter half, which opened the scoreboard that showed Portugal 3-2 Ghana at the end.


Ronaldo has had an illustrious career is a gross understatement. In fact, his international career has been much better than most of his peers. He has the most international goals (119) among active players, much more than Messi’s 92. And with the goal against Ghana, it is almost certain that his record for goals in most world cups will stay intact for a very long time.

Both the rivals, Messi and Ronaldo, began their world cup journey in 2006. Ronaldo opened his world cup tally in 2006, scoring against Iran. His peak world cup performance came in 2014 when he scored a hattrick in an exhilarating 3-3 game against Spain.

Thursday’s game against Ghana was Portugal’s first of the tournament, taking them top of Group H. They will play their next game against Uruguay on November 29.

FAQs

• How many international goals does Ronaldo have?
119.
• Who will Portugal play next?
Portugal will play Uruguay on November 29