Video: Ronaldo’s lead…Portugal’s unprecedented World Cup feat

The Portuguese national team set an unprecedented record in the history of their participation in the World Cup after they ended the first half of the match against Uzbekistan in the second round of the 11th group of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday evening with a three clean sheet lead.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s team-mates came under heavy criticism after a disappointing 1-1 draw in their opening game with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

But this time, “Don” managed to top his scoring streak in this match hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico, scoring twice and his partner Nuno Mendes added another goal to end the first half 3-0 against Uzbekistan.

According to Statsfoot statistics. “This is the first time in their history that Portugal has led by 3 goals in the first half in a World Cup match.”

Ronaldo scored the first goal after taking a one-touch shot from Joao Cancelo in the 6th minute.

Nuno Mendes scored Portugal’s second goal from a free-kick on the edge of the box in the 17th minute, before the referee disallowed Uzbekistan’s goal for a foul on Cancelo that led to the score.

In the 39th minute, Ronaldo was back in goal again, scoring the third goal after being one-on-one with the goalkeeper to make it. First player in World Cup history to score in 6 different seasons.

The 41-year-old Portuguese star previously scored in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

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