Cristiano Ronaldo has spent two decades collecting records the way most people collect parking tickets. On June 23, 2026, he added another one that may genuinely never be broken.
Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal dismantled Uzbekistan 5-0 in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, earning the Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match award for his performance. The brace pushed his career World Cup goal tally to 10 and made him the first player in history to score in six consecutive World Cup tournaments.
To put that in perspective: the first of those six tournaments was 2006. Some of today’s World Cup players were in elementary school.
A record built across two decades
Ronaldo’s streak of World Cup scoring tournaments now spans 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026. No other player has ever managed the feat across five, let alone six.
