World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo roars back, Portugal crushes Uzbekistan

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• Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player to score in six World Cups.

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• "I can say it was a very tough week, a difficult week, a week in which public opinion was very harsh on us, on all the players, especially on the coach," Ronaldo said.

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• "It doesn't matter, because it's been 23 years on the job and when things go well, 'Cristiano is good,' when things go bad, Cristiano is a retired player, is old.' It will always be like that.

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• Ronaldo led Portugal's charge with two goals, while Nuno Mendes and Rafael Leao also found the net.

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• Ronaldo and Portugal had come under heavy criticism after a flat draw against Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  according to eNCA +2

• All of which suggests the man who is closing in on 1,000 career goals might be worth his place in the Portugal line-up after all.

  according to The National (UAE)

• Ronaldo's two strikes against Uzbekistan gave him 10 career goals in the tournament.

  according to Greater Kashmir

• Notably, Ronaldo's brace saw him reach historic milestones, becoming Portugal's all-time leading World Cup scorer with 10 goals and the first player to score in six different FIFA World Cup tournaments.

  according to Times of Oman

• A jubilant Ronaldo -- who had failed to score in 10 consecutive matches at major tournaments -- mouthed "I'm back, I'm back" as he celebrated after opening the scoring in the sixth minute.

  according to eNCA

• The Portugal legend had not scored a goal from open play in his last 12 World Cup and European Championship matches leading into Tuesday’s match having drawn a blank against DR Congo last week.

  according to Metro

• At 41 years and 138 days old, he also became the second-oldest goalscorer in World Cup history, trailing only Cameroon's Roger Milla, who scored at the age of 42 during the 1994 tournament.

  according to The Times of India - Top Stories

• Messi has 18 after a hat trick in Argentina's opener against Algeria and two more goals Monday against Austria that made him the all-time leading scorer in tournament history.

  according to Greater Kashmir

• Eusébio's legacy and the 60-year mark The achievement closed a remarkable chapter that began at the 1966 World Cup in England.

  according to The Times of India - Top Stories

• The 41-year-old megastar’s two-goal salvo against Uzbekistan did not so much silence the noise as amplify it.

  according to The National (UAE)

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• "It doesn't matter, because it's been 23 years on the job and when things go well, 'Cristiano is good,' when things go bad, Cristiano is a…

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• Ronaldo led Portugal's charge with two goals, while Nuno Mendes and Rafael Leao also found the net.

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• "I can say it was a very tough week, a difficult week, a week in which public opinion was very harsh on us, on all the players, especially…

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