World Cup 2022, held in Qatar’s Stadium 974 in Doha, witnessed Cristiano Ronaldo create history on Thursday night when he became the first male footballer to score in as many as five FIFA world cups.
Ronaldo and his Record
As Portugal started their FIFA World Cup 2022 journey with a win over Ghana, CR7 scored the first goal of the maiden match of his last World Cup tournament. The Portugal captain made a goal for the sixty-fifth time from the penalty, his 118th for the country. With the goal, he became the first male footballer of the world to score in five world cups.
It was an Exciting Match
The match actually started in the late second half when Ghana scored a goal to level the scoreboard. Gradually the match became nail-biting with two more goals from Portugal’s Joao Felix and Rafael Leao and another from Ghana at the very last moments.
Ronaldo, 37, appeared eighteen times in a World Cup for Portugal, which is also a record. He is the most prolific scorer in men’s football.
How CR7 Reacted
The superstar described the goal as a beautiful moment and added that the victory was significant for his team as the first game is always very crucial. Ronaldo didn’t forget to mention that the win didn’t come at ease, but still, he thought the results were fair enough. The legendary footballer also talked about how important this is for the team to focus on every match to win the World Cup 2022.
A Brief Goal History of Cristiano
Cristiano Ronaldo debuted for his national team in 2003 and scored the first goal for the team in Euro Cup.
CR7 scored his first World Cup goal in 2006, which was also from a penalty.
Who was the First to Set the Record?
Brazilian woman footballer Marta was the first soccer player who scored in five world cups, and the record was achieved in 2019.
