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Cristiano Ronaldo reached another milestone in his impeccable career after scoring in Portugal’s win against Uzbekistan on Tuesday.
The 41-year-old forward scored the opener and became the first player to score in six consecutive FIFA World Cups.
Ronaldo pounced on João Cancelo’s pass in the box to give Portugal the opener at the NRG Stadium in Houston.
He bagged his brace just before half-time as he calmly placed the ball into the bottom corner from a Bruno Fernandes’ pass.
Cristiano scored his first goal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Iran as he converted a penalty in the 80th minute.
At the 2010 World Cup, Ronaldo scored against North Korea in a 7-0 decimation in Cape Town.
He scored against Ghana in a 2-1 in at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Ronaldo bagged a hat trick against Spain in 2018 – his first at the World Cup.
At the 2022 World Cup, he converted a penalty as Portugal beat Ghana 3-2.
Interestingly, all Ronaldo’s goals at the World Cup have been scored in the group stage.
