Portugal defeated Uzbekistan with a crushing 5-0 score in the second week of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group K match. The goals that brought victory to Portugal were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 6th and 39th minutes, Nuno Mendes in the 17th minute, Nematov (own goal) in the 60th minute, and Leao in the 88th minute. With this result, head coach Roberto Martinez's team increased their points to 4 and rose to the top of the group.
Having experienced his first goal joy in the tournament with the 2006 Germany World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo recorded one goal each in 2010 South Africa and 2014 Brazil, 4 in 2018 Russia, and 1 in 2022 Qatar. By finding the net against Uzbekistan in the 2026 World Cup, the Portuguese star went down in history as the first footballer to score in 6 different World Cups.
Scoring two goals against Uzbekistan, Cristiano Ronaldo increased his goal tally in World Cups to 10, surpassing Eusebio and becoming Portugal's all-time top scorer in the tournament. Recorded as the second oldest footballer to score in World Cup history at 41 years and 138 days after Roger Milla, Ronaldo also earned the title of the oldest player to score a brace in a single match in the tournament with his two goals.
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