Cristiano Ronaldo had let one World Cup game pass him by; he was never going to let it happen twice.“I’m back, I’m back,” Portugal’s talismanic forward shouted into a TV camera after the game. He has announced himself at this tournament, banishing the memory of his poor display against DR Congo with a masterclass against Uzbekistan, scoring twice in an emphatic 5-0 victory.In doing so, he became the first player to score at six World Cups — a record that stretches back to 2006 — and ensured Portugal are almost certain to play in the last 32.The Athletic analyse the big moments from Houston.Is Ronaldo back?It was difficult to identify the primary emotion Cristiano Ronaldo felt when he finally ended his goalscoring drought at major tournaments.It had been some time since he scored a penalty against Ghana in Portugal’s opening match at Qatar 2022, with 10 goalless games at World Cups and a Euros since then. For context, his old pal Lionel Messi had scored 11 World Cup goals since Ronaldo’s last one.The roar that followed his sixth-minute opener felt like a mixture of relief, delight and an awful lot of pent-up frustration. With Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all scoring at least twice in each of their appearances, Ronaldo was being left behind. Not anymore.U.S. readers watch here: