Although Cristiano Ronaldo’s star is clearly fading and his career is in decline, the Portuguese still breaks new barriers with his performance on the pitch. In the match against Ghana, he broke several records that will be difficult for anyone to erase.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only one in history
With his goal against Ghana, Cristiano Ronaldo became the only player in history to score in five different World Cups. A penalty in the 65th minute entered the Portuguese in the history of football. Moreover, Ronaldo excelled in this art at the age of 37 years and 295 days. Thus, he is also the second-oldest scorer in the history of the world championships in this discipline. Older than him was only Roger Mila from Cameroon. No one seems to be able to beat his record. The African player was 42 years and 39 days old at the time.
CR7. Portuguese record holder
With a goal against Ghana, Ronaldo also became the oldest player to score a World Cup goal for his national team. He was already the youngest scorer in this category when he scored against Iran in 2006. At the time, CR7 was 21 years and 132 days old.
After defeating Ghana, Portugal have two more games left in the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. Cristiano Ronaldo’s team will play Uruguay on Monday 28 November and South Korea on Friday 2 December. Both teams have already played each other and tied 0-0. Portugal beat Ghana 3-2.
Ronaldo vomits before the first whistle
How important the current performance of Ronaldo at the World Cup is, testify to the tears that flowed from the eyes of the Portuguese before the match with Ghana. During the performance of the anthem of his country, it was clear that the footballer could not hide his emotions. The experienced striker must have been aware that this would probably be his last World Cup.
Source: Wprost
