By scoring in five separate World Cups, Cristiano Ronaldo made history as the first male football player. In five Women’s World Cups, Brazil’s Marta has scored.
Ronaldo is the first player to score in five different FIFA World Cups
In the 65th minute of Portugal’s match against the Black Stars in Group H, the 37-year-old broke the previous mark by converting a penalty kick at the 974 Stadium in Doha.
He surpasses Germans Miroslav Klose and Uwe Seeler, who each scored four goals at the World Cup, as well as Pele.
His 118th goal for his country was CR7, which he scored after winning a penalty kick for himself after being hauled down by Mohammed Salisu’s reckless charge. Actually, Ronaldo has scored more goals for Portugal at the FIFA World Cup than any other player, young or old.
A strike against Ghana in Qatar in 2022 occurred at the age of 37 years and 292 days after his first World Cup goal against Iran in 2006 Germany, when he was 21 years and 131 days old.
Ronaldo and Daei are the only two players who have scored more than 100 goals for their nations. Daei scored 109 goals in 149 appearances for Iran between 1993 and 2006 while playing for German teams Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin.
Ronaldo is the center of attention after his tumultuous but amicable separation from Manchester United last week.
Only days before leaving for Qatar, the 37-year-old attacker, who was likely participating in his final World Cup, gave an angry interview in which he attacked United’s owners and manager Erik ten Hag. This sparked the breakup.
. Additionally, on Wednesday, Ronaldo was punished with a fine of $60,000 and a two-match Premier League suspension for knocking a fan’s phone out of his hand against Everton the previous season.
The suspension applies to all of Ronaldo’s new clubs, regardless of where he plays, although it does not include the World Cup.
Ronaldo doesn’t seem to have a new team in the works, but his Global Cup performances may still persuade prospective employers to take a chance on the five-time world player of the year, who, despite being past his peak, is still one of soccer’s most lethal finishers when on.
Ronaldo was certain that club issues would not affect his performances for Portugal at the World Cup and were not upsetting the mood in the team going into Thursday’s group match against Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha while speaking before it was revealed that he had quit United by mutual agreement.
Perhaps we should go through it again right now. Ronaldo is probably motivated enough to win the World Cup for the first time in Qatar, but a great side benefit would be to win over a prospective new club.