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Cristiano Ronaldo makes World Cup history with goal against Ghana.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player in the history of the men’s World Cup to score in five different competitions.
The 37-year-old extended his lead as the leading scorer in men’s international football history on Thursday by thundering home a penalty kick that he himself won when Portugal faced Ghana.
As if he needed another record, Ronaldo has now become the first player to score at five different men’s World Cup tournaments.
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Along with Pele, Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose, and longtime rival Lionel Messi—who earlier this week joined the group when he scored for Argentina against Saudi Arabia—Ronaldo was one of five players to have scored at four.
However, Ronaldo now holds the only record in existence after scoring at each World Cup since 2006.
His first World Cup goal came against Iran in 2006, and his second came four years later against North Korea.
Before the Portugal international got goal-crazy in 2018, Ghana was the recipient of a goal from Ronaldo in 2014.
He scored a spectacular hat-trick against Spain before adding another goal against Morocco, and in 2022, he will continue to score goals.