Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first man to score at five Fifa World Cups. We look at how he got there.
Cristiano first made his World Cup mark at Germany 2006.
At the age of 37, the Portuguese has now become a record-breaker at the global finals
A historic moment for a legendary player ??#FIFAWorldCup | @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/YbpOoQHgPP
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 24, 2022
There have been some notable strikes in between
Simply by taking to the field tonight at Stadium 974, Cristiano Ronaldo claimed membership of an elite club.
In playing at his fifth Fifa World Cupâ„¢, he joined Lothar Matthaus, Antonio Carbajal, Rafa Marquez, Gianluigi Buffon, Andres Guardado, Guillermo Ochoa and Lionel Messi in achieving this distinction.
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Should CR7, as expected, play in all three of Portugal's group-stage matches, he will enter the competition’s list of top-ten appearance holders.
But Ronaldo has never been interested in joining a club. He wants to strike out alone as, arguably, the game’s greatest of all time. As such, 24 November 2022 will remain a momentous date in his remarkable career.
It was the day on which he became the first and only man to score at five separate editions of the game’s greatest tournament, opening the scoring for Portugal in a thrilling 3-2 win over Ghana.
Cristiano Ronaldo never missed the penalty in FIFA World Cup 5 times in a row…. Portugal vs Ghana 1st goal#PORGHA #Portugal #portugalghana #CR7?? #Ronaldo #penalty #FIFAWorldCup #FIFA22 #FIFAWorldCuplive pic.twitter.com/mI7MBcZn3r
— Nafees Ur Rehman (@nafee5_sial) November 24, 2022
As yet another record falls to the highest-scoring man in the history of international football, Fifa+ looks at the goals that have paved the way to World Cup immortality.
Cristiano Ronaldo at the Fifa World Cup
Editions: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022)
Appearances: 18
Goals: 7
Germany 2006
Appearances: 6
Goals: 1
South Africa 2010
Appearances: 4
Goals: 1
Brazil 2014
Appearances: 3
Goals: 1
Russia 2018
Appearances: 4
Goals: 4
Qatar 2022
Appearances to date: 1
Goals: 1
??Cristiano Ronaldo is now Portugal’s oldest & youngest goal scorer at the FIFA World Cup.#FIFAWorldCup|#POR|#PORGHA pic.twitter.com/PXdMjXTpgc
— FIFA World Cup Stats (@alimo_philip) November 24, 2022