All-time champion.. Ronaldo follows in Messi’s footsteps with a new all-time record

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo followed in the footsteps of his Argentinian rival Lionel Messi after he set a new all-time record at the World Cup.

Today, Tuesday, the Portuguese national team met its Uzbekistan counterpart in the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup at the Houston Stadium.

In the sixth minute of the meeting. Ronaldo scored Portugal’s first goal against UzbekistanAfter he brilliantly turned Joao Cancelo’s cross into the net, before scoring the second goal in the 39th minute, all alone in goal.

Ronaldo became the oldest player to score for Portugal in World Cup history at 41 years and 138 days, overtaking Pepe, who had held the record since the 2022 World Cup at 39 years and 283 days.

The Don added to this historic achievement by being the youngest player to score for Portugal in World Cup history as he scored his first goal at the 2006 World Cup at the age of 21 years and 132 days.

According to statistics network Opta, Ronaldo is the third oldest and youngest player in World Cup history to score for his country among teams with more than one player scoring.

Mikael Laudrup was the first to achieve this feat for Denmark before being followed by Argentine legend Lionel Messi and then Ronaldo.