World Cup 2026 don see another historic moment as Cristiano Ronaldo score for Portugal against Uzbekistan for di second match of Group K. Di 41-year-old superstar bin enter di pitch with fire for im belly, and e no waste time to show why dem dey call am one of di greatest.
Di match wey play for Houston bin see Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0, but di main yarn na about CR7 im record. Ronaldo score for di 6th minute, and dat goal make am di first player ever to score for six different World Cup tournaments. E don score for Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018, Qatar 2022, and now USA, Mexico, and Canada 2026.
After di first goal, Ronaldo add another one for di 39th minute, making am di second oldest player to score for World Cup. Di oldest na Roger Milla from Cameroon, wey score for USA 1994 when e be 42 years old. Ronaldo now get total of 10 World Cup goals, wey pass di record of Portuguese legend Eusebio wey get 9.
Di match no start easy for Portugal. For dia first match, dem only draw 1-1 with Democratic Republic of Congo, and dat one cause plenty wahala for di camp. Media and fans bin dey criticize di team, and some people even dey call for Ronaldo to drop from starting lineup. But di coach Roberto Martinez keep faith for CR7, and e answer with two goals.
For di build-up to dis match, tension bin dey high for Palm Beach camp. Some fans dey accuse Ronaldo teammates of no passing di ball to am well, but others dey feel say di time don reach for am to sit down. Di sports paper ‘A Bola’ even do a mini-referendum, and di readers and editors no include Ronaldo for dia suggested lineup. But di man wey get five Ballon d’Or still show say e no be ordinary player.
Uzbekistan, wey Fabio Cannavaro dey coach, come into di match after losing 3-1 to Colombia. Dem know say di game against Portugal go be tough, but dem still try to hold di line. However, Portugal attack too strong, and Ronaldo and company tear dia defense apart.
One touching story from di Uzbekistan camp na about a small boy wey cry after di loss to Colombia. Di boy, name Isfandiyor, bin visit di team training, and Cannavaro post am for social media with a message of hope. Di coach say dem want to restore di joy wey di boy lose for di stadium. But for dis match, di boy go still cry because Uzbekistan lose again.
Portugal now get 4 points from two matches, and dem dey in good position to qualify for next round. Di team go need to continue dis form if dem want to go far. Some people dey talk say France be favorite to win di World Cup, but Michel Platini, wey be former French star, say if France no win, e go put im money for Portugal. But di players know say dem must show am for di field.
Francisco Conceicao, wey play for Juventus, talk before di match say dem must play with knife between teeth to break Uzbekistan defense. E also praise Ronaldo, say when e come to scoring, nobody fit compare to am. Di hunger wey Ronaldo get every day, e suppose be example for di rest.
Ronaldo record don sweet plenty fans, but e still get those wey dey argue say e no be starter. But for now, di man don write im name for history book again. Di question now na: how far Portugal go go for dis World Cup? And wetin be next for CR7?
