In Pictures: Ronaldo becomes first player to score in six different World Cups

Cristiano Ronaldo finally ended his goalscoring drought in major tournaments, scoring the opening goal against Uzbekistan (Source: Photo by AP)

He became the first player ever to net in six different FIFA World Cups (Source: Photo by AP)

Ronaldo had previously achieved the feat of scoring in five different World Cups after netting against Ghana at the 2022 Qatar World Cup (Source: Photo by AP)

The 41-year-old striker ended a barren run that had seen him go without a goal in his last 10 major tournament appearances, spanning World Cups and European Championships (Source: Photo by AP)

During that spell, he had attempted 33 shots and amassed an expected goals (xG) tally of 4.5 (Source: Photo by AP)

This was Ronaldo’s ninth World Cup goal overall, the joint-most by a Portugal player in World Cups, equalling Eusébio’s record (Source: Photo by AP)

It only took him another 30-odd minutes to break Eusébio’s record by becoming the highest goal scorer for Portugal with his second goal against Uzbekistan (Source: Photo by AP)

Since making his debut in 2006, he has now scored in every World Cup he has played in (Source: Photo by AP)

This is only the second World Cup after 2018 in which Ronaldo scored more than one goal in the tournament (Source: Photo by AP)

The 41-year-0ld’s brace and goals by Nuno Mendes and Rafael Leao, coupled with an own goal, helped Portugal thrash Uzbekistan 5-0 for their first win of the tournament (Source: Photo by AP)