Record-breaker Ronaldo guides Portugal to 5-0 win over Uzbekistan

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• Record-breaker Ronaldo guides Portugal to 5-0 win over Uzbekistan.

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• Ronaldo has now struck 10 times, having scored once at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022 finals and four times in 2018, including a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw with Spain.

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• However, Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, has only scored at five of the six tournaments he has played in, failing to register in 2010.

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• Portugal were criticised following a 1-1 draw against DR Congo in their opening game of the tournament, but they stepped up in style against the World Cup debutants.

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• Portugal’s fourth goal arrived in the 60th minute when Uzbekistan goalkeeper, Utkir Nematov, inadvertently turned a Fernandes corner into his own net.

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• The 41-year-old had failed to find the back of the net in his previous 10 games in major finals , but allowed time and space in the box, was deadly in punishing Uzbekistan as he took his overall World Cup tally to 10 goals, moving past Eusebio on Portugal’s all-time list.

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• Nuno Mendes scored a superb free kick in between those two strikes, while the unfortunate Uzbekistan goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov fumbled the ball into his own net and Rafael Leao added a late fifth in front of a full house of 68,777 fans.

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• The three points took Portugal top of Group K, although Colombia will move above them if they beat DR Congo later on Wednesday (03:00 BST), while Uzbekistan remain without a point after two games.

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• After the match ‌the 41-year-old shouted “I’m back, I’m back” into the television cameras — an outpouring after critics had questioned his place in the team following a goal-scoring drought that had extended to 10 matches in major finals.

  according to The Kathmandu Post

• Ronaldo scored his second of the night – a third for Portugal – in the 36th minute after Nuno Mendez had scored the second on 17 minutes.

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• Portugal created 17 attempts on goal with eight on target as players pushed forward throughout the match in search of a third ‌goal for ⁠Ronaldo, who spurned a few good chances to bag a hat-trick.

  according to The Kathmandu Post

• The goal saw the 41-year-old also become the second-oldest player ever to score at a FIFA World Cup, trailing only Cameroonian legend Roger Milla, who netted against Russia at the age of 42 during the 1994 tournament.

  according to Ripples Nigeria

• The emphatic win strengthens Portugal’s position in the competition and reinforces belief that the 2016 European champions possess the experience and firepower required to challenge for global honours.

  according to PM News Nigeria

• Sports Published June 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal produced one of the most convincing performances of the FIFA World Cup so far, brushing aside Uzbekistan 5-0 on Tuesday to strengthen their grip on a place in the knockout stages.

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• Ronaldo has now struck 10 times, having scored once at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022 finals and four times in 2018, including a hat-trick…

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• On Monday, Argentina’s Lionel Messi became the top scorer in World Cup history with a double against Austria to take his total to 18.

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• However, Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, has only scored at five of the six tournaments he has played in, failing to register in 2010.

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• Portugal’s fourth goal arrived in the 60th minute when Uzbekistan goalkeeper, Utkir Nematov, inadvertently turned a Fernandes corner into…

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