Kristian Pulisic entered his name to the statistical records of the World Championships, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo for the number of assists at the World Cup.

In the match of the first round of the Emergency 2026 between the USA and Paraguay (4:1), the American winger gave a goal pass to Folarin Balogun, who in the 31st round gave his team the advantage. This transfer itself became Pulisic’s third in his career at the final tournaments of the World Championships.

Thus, the 27-year-old football player of the US national team beats Cristiano Ronaldo, who has two assists in 22 matches in five previous world championships.

For Pulisic, his tournament is different from that of others in his career. The match against Paraguay became fifth for the new world championships, and at the start of the tournament, the winners improved the statistics of effective actions.

Varto note that Cristiano Ronaldo also takes part in the emergency situation 2026 at the warehouse of Portugal and thus has the opportunity to increase his performance even before the end of the tournament. Quartet K of Portugal will play with DR Congo, Colombia and Uzbekistan.