The Portuguese forward became the oldest scorer of a double in the history of the World Championships.

In the match of the other round of the group stage of the World Cup 2026, the Portuguese team defeated the Uzbekistan team with a score of 5:0. The fight, which took place at the arena in Houston, became a real benefit for the captain of the Portuguese.

Ronaldo scored the first and third goals of his team, scoring the first time in the streaming tournament after a dry draw with DR Congo (1:1) in the opening round. Having scored a double for 41 years and 138 days, Cristiano Ronaldo has set a new absolute record for light feathers. He became the oldest player in history to score two goals in one World Cup match.

Tsikavo, the previous record was broken in just one day. The Portuguese's second-team rival, Lionel Messi, was named in advance.. The Argentinean defeated the national team of Austria (2:0) in 38 years and 363 days.

" For me, the most important thing is our work and the excellence that we were shown. The team played very well and improved significantly. Of course, as they say especially, records are always acceptable. “And my goal is to always help the national team achieve its goals,” Ronaldo said after the final whistle.

Top 5 oldest authors of duplicates in the history of world championships:.

41 years, 138 days - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 2026) 38 years, 363 days - Lionel Messi (Argentina, 2026) 38 years, 34 days - Roger Milla (Cameroon, 1990). At the same time, the leadership in this race is held by Lionel Messi, who scored all five goals of the Argentina national team during the beginning of the tournament (in matches against Algeria and Austria).

In addition, having scored against Uzbekistan, Cristiano achieved another unprecedented peak - becoming the first scorer in the history of football, who scored in six different world championship games.