The Portuguese famous person discovered a flying begin to the World Cup as he scored his eighth objective within the event.
Cristiano Ronaldo grew to become the primary participant to attain in 5 World Cup campaigns by changing a penalty for Portugal towards Ghana.
The African giants have been holding Portugal to a goalless draw when Mohammed Salisu introduced Ronaldo down contained in the field.
CR7 then transformed the spot kick with a robust strike into the left-hand aspect of the online, breaking one other all-time document.
The objective additionally put Ronaldo forward of his arch-rival Lionel Messi in World Cup’s goalscoring charts. Messi scored a penalty to take his complete tally to seven targets, whereas Ronaldo’s strike was his eighth objective within the event.
Since making his debut for Portugal in 2003, Ronaldo has registered 117 targets in his 191 worldwide appearances. The 37-year-old is already the document holder for many worldwide targets.
CR7 additionally goals to interrupt a nationwide crew document from Portugal legend Eusebio. By scoring two extra targets on the World Cup, Ronaldo can surpass his countryman to turn out to be Portugal’s all-time top-scorer within the event.
Having appeared in each World Cup since 2006, Ronaldo hopes to lastly declare the trophy with Portugal in Qatar. The Euro 2016 winner compete towards Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea in Group H of the competitors.