{"id":512137,"date":"2026-06-23T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/cristiano-ronaldo-makes-history-scores-in-six-different-world-cups\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:56:24","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-makes-history-scores-in-six-different-world-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/football\/cristiano-ronaldo-makes-history-scores-in-six-different-world-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Cristiano Ronaldo makes history: scores in six different World Cups&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 WORLD CUP<\/strong> \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo wrote his name in golden letters in world football history once again by becoming the <strong>first player to score goals in six different World Cups<\/strong>, after scoring in the match between the Portugal National Team and the Uzbekistan National Team during the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just in the first minutes of the match, the Portuguese captain opened the scoring and subsequently signed a brace, consolidating an unprecedented record in the top competition organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA<\/a>.<\/p>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this achievement, Cristiano adds goals in the following World Cup editions:<\/p>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">n<li><strong>2006 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> \u2014 1 goal<\/li>nnnn<li><strong>2010 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> \u2014 1 goal<\/li>nnnn<li><strong>2014 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> \u2014 1 goal<\/li>nnnn<li><strong>2018 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> \u2014 4 goals<\/li>nnnn<li><strong>2022 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> \u2014 1 goal<\/li>nnnn<li><strong>2026 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> \u2014 2 goals (so far)<\/li>n<\/ul>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the record, the Portuguese forward set another historic milestone: at <strong>41 years and 138 days old<\/strong>, he became the <strong>oldest player to score a brace in a World Cup match<\/strong>.<\/p>n&#8221;\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">CRISTIANO RONALDO 974\ud83d\udc10\u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dyuzfSgsGz\">pic.twitter.com\/dyuzfSgsGz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pitch Wire (@wire_pitch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wire_pitch\/status\/2069468744854786510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout his career, Cristiano has transformed his playing style. From being a fast and disruptive winger in his early days, he evolved into a lethal center-forward, a transition that boosted his goal-scoring ability, especially since his time with Real Madrid.<\/p>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The record also separates him from his eternal rival, Lionel Messi, with whom he shared the mark of scoring in five World Cups. However, the Argentine failed to score in South Africa 2010, which prevents him from matching the Portuguese player&#8217;s new feat.<\/p>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Cristiano leads in World Cup consistency, Messi maintains an advantage in the historical World Cup goalscoring table with <strong>18 goals<\/strong>, followed by Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Miroslav Klose, both with 16. Cristiano, after his brace, reaches <strong>10 World Cup goals<\/strong>.<\/p>n&#8221;\n\n&#8220;n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this new brand, Cristiano Ronaldo reaffirms his legacy as one of the most transcendental figures in the history of the beautiful game.<\/p>n&#8221;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;n n&#8221; &#8220;n 2026 WORLD CUP \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo wrote his name in golden letters in world football history once again by becoming the first player to score goals in six different World Cups, after scoring in the match between the Portugal National Team and the Uzbekistan National Team during the 2026 World Cup. n&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":972,"featured_media":512139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40943],"tags":[43446,43601,13641,40231,40853],"class_list":["post-512137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-2026-fifa-world-cup","tag-breakingnews","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-dominican-republic","tag-thetruthnewspaper"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-29eh","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/17822347368093.webp","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yamell Rossi","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-7a176880-76f8-4b0c-9527-4e34feef45e4-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Football"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/17822347368093.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/972"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}