DÇ-2026-nın qrup mərhələsinin 2-ci turunda Özbəkistana qarşı keçirdikləri oyun Portuqaliya millisinin kapitanı Kristiano Ronaldo üçün əlamətdar olub.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, o, futbol üzrə dünya çempionatları tarixində yeni rekordlara imza atıb.

Altı müxtəlif dünya çempionatında qol vuran ilk futbolçu

40 yaşlı hücumçu 5:0 hesablı qələbəyə sevindikləri bu oyunda dubla imza atıb. Ronaldo matçın 6-cı dəqiqəsində Joao Kanselonun ötürməsini dəqiq tamamlayaraq hesabı açıb. Bu qol sayəsində portuqaliyalı ulduz dünya çempionatları tarixində altı müxtəlif mundialda qol vurmuş ilk futbolçu olub.

Buna qədər Ronaldo bu rekordu Argentina millisinin kapitanı Lionel Messi ilə bölüşürdü. Hər iki futbolçu beş müxtəlif dünya çempionatında fərqlənməyi bacarmışdı.

Ronaldo mundiallarda ilk qolunu 2006-cı ildə Almaniyada keçirilmiş dünya çempionatında vurub. O, daha sonra 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 və nəhayət 2026-cı il dünya çempionatlarında da rəqib qapılarına yol tapıb.

Dünya çempionatlarında ən çox oyun keçirən futbolçular arasında ilk üçlükdə

Özbəkistanla qarşılaşma Ronaldo üçün dünya çempionatlarındakı 24-cü oyun olub. Bununla da o, italiyalı əfsanə Paolo Maldinini geridə qoyub və almaniyalı Miroslav Kloze ilə birlikdə üçüncü pilləyə yüksəlib.

Hazırda mundial tarixində Ronaldodan daha çox oyun keçirən yalnız iki futbolçu var:

Lionel Messi – 28 oyun;
Lotar Matteus – 25 oyun.

Dünya çempionatında qol vuran ikinci ən yaşlı futbolçu

Ronaldo həmçinin dünya çempionatlarında 40 yaşdan yuxarı qol vuran ikinci futbolçu kimi tarixə düşüb.

41 yaşlı hücumçu bu göstəricidə yalnız Kamerun millisinin sabiq hücumçusu Rojer Milladan geri qalır. Milla 1994-cü il dünya çempionatında Rusiya millisinə qarşı oyunda 42 yaşında fərqlənmişdi.

Bundan əlavə, Ronaldo dünya çempionatları tarixində 40 yaşdan sonra dubla imza atan ilk futbolçu olub.

Portuqaliya millisinin mundiallar tarixində ən məhsuldar futbolçusu

Ronaldo matçın 39-cu dəqiqəsində Bruno Fernandesin ötürməsindən sonra ikinci qolunu vuraraq dünya çempionatlarında qollarının sayını 10-a çatdırıb.

Bununla da o, Portuqaliya millisinin əfsanəsi Eysebionu geridə qoyaraq ölkəsinin dünya çempionatları tarixində ən məhsuldar futbolçusu olub.

Ronaldo həmçinin mundial tarixində 10 qol həddinə çatmış 16-cı futbolçu kimi də tarixə düşüb. Hazırda dünya çempionatlarının bombardirləri siyahısına 18 qolla Lionel Messi başçılıq edir.

Kristiano Ronaldo Maradona və Neymarı geridə qoydu

Ronaldonun ilk qolu onun dünya çempionatlarındakı qol sayını 9-a çatdırmışdı. Bu göstərici ilə o, Argentina futbolunun əfsanəsi Dieqo Maradona və Braziliya millisinin ulduzu Neymar da daxil olmaqla yeddi futbolçunu geridə qoymuşdu. İkinci qoldan sonra isə Ronaldonun hesabında artıq 10 qol var.

Karyerasında 975-ci qol

Özbəkistanla matçda qeydə alınmış dubl sayəsində Ronaldo peşəkar karyerasındakı qollarının sayını 975-ə çatdırıb.

Bu qollardan:

145-i Portuqaliya millisinin heyətində;
830-u isə klub səviyyəsində vurulub.

Beləliklə, təcrübəli hücumçu karyerasında 1000 qol həddinə daha da yaxınlaşıb.

İlk oyundakı uğursuzluqdan sonra möhtəşəm dönüş

Portuqaliya millisi DÇ-2026-ya Konqo Demokratik Respublikası ilə 1:1 hesablı heç-heçə ilə başlamışdı. Həmin oyunda Ronaldo demək olar ki, görünməz olmuş və yığmanın heyətində böyük turnirlərdə ardıcıl 10 oyunda qol vurmamaqla şəxsi antirekordunu müəyyənləşdirmişdi.

Lakin Özbəkistanla görüşdə 41 yaşlı futbolçu yenidən özünü ən yüksək səviyyədə göstərərək tənqidlərə cavab verib.

Kristiano Ronaldo karyerası ərzində beş dəfə UEFA Çempionlar Liqasının, bir dəfə Avropa çempionatının və iki dəfə UEFA Millətlər Liqasının qalibi olub. O, həmçinin milli komandalar, Avropa çempionatları, UEFA Çempionlar Liqası və klublararası dünya çempionatları tarixinin ən məhsuldar futbolçusudur. Portuqaliyalı superulduz beş dəfə “Qızıl top” mükafatına layiq görülüb.

Qeyd edək ki, Portuqaliya millisi iki turdan sonra 4 xalla K qrupuna başçılıq edir. Qrupun son turunda portuqaliyalılar Kolumbiya ilə qarşılaşacaqlar.

ABŞ, Kanada və Meksikada keçirilən DÇ-2026 tarixdə ilk dəfə 48 komandanın iştirakı ilə təşkil olunur. Mundial iyulun 19-da başa çatacaq.

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo finally announced himself at the 2026 World Cup with a brace against Uzbekistan tonight, so it’s not surprising that he didn’t seem too pleased to be asked about Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo seemed to struggle in Portugal’s first game, a draw with DR Congo, but he was back to his best as his national team enjoyed an emphatic 5-0 victory in their second group game.

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However, such is the nature of the Ronaldo-Messi rivalry, it seems one player can’t do anything without being asked about the other.

See below as the 41-year-old simply blanked a journalist asking him about Messi, in what was quite an awkward moment…

RONALDO OPENLY JUST IGNORED A JOURNALIST WHO TRIED TO ASK HIM ABOUT MESSI’S MASTERCLASS YESTERDAY. ?pic.twitter.com/P5kRvdkALt

— MC (@CrewsMat10) June 23, 2026

Ronaldo has two goals at the World Cup, but Messi has been on another level so far, scoring five in his first two matches for current holders Argentina.

CR7 has never won the famous trophy, and he’ll surely be aware that this is his last chance to do so, as even this guy surely can’t keep playing until the age of 45!

? 975 career goals for Cristiano Ronaldo! ?

He's now scored 10 for Portugal at World Cups, overtaking the legendary Eusebio ?? pic.twitter.com/iv8FMF9Shk

— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) June 23, 2026

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi among the stars lighting up this World Cup

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It’s been a great start to the World Cup, with Ronaldo and Messi among the stars to watch, while Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland have also made a fast start as these elite forwards compete for the Golden Boot.

Harry Kane also has two goals to his name already, and with England playing Ghana this evening, he’ll be hoping to add to his tally and also be in the conversation for the top scorer award.

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Portugal are 3-0 up against Uzbekistan in the FIFA 2026 World Cup match today, and Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a brace for his team. 

Ronaldo opened the scoring for Portugal in the sixth minute, after converting an outstanding cross from Joao Cancelo.

Nuno Mendes doubled Portugal’s advantage with a well-taken free kick, and now Ronaldo has scored his second goal of the game with a well-placed finish after being sent through on goal by Bruno Fernandes in the 39th minute of the game.

Ronaldo has had much more service than in the game against Congo, and the 41-year-old has delivered with his sharp finishing.

GOAL!@Cristiano does it again to fully announce his arrival at this @FIFAWorldCup

Portugal 3-0 Uzbekistan #FIFAWorldCup | #beINWC26 | #Portugal pic.twitter.com/8MLoTUye02

— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) June 23, 2026

Portugal have been completely dominant in the first half so far, and they will be delighted with the 3-0 advantage.

They have been in control of the game in the middle of the park, and they will be hoping to create more chances as the game progresses. This is a good opportunity for Roberto Martinez’s men to build some confidence and increase their chances of progressing through to the next round with a convincing result.

Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goal in the World Cup 2026

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Portuqaliyalı hücumçu Kriştiano Ronaldo dünya çempionatlarında rekorda imza atıb.

Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, DÇ-2026-da Özbəkistanla matçda fərqlənən forvard 6 fərqli mundialda qol vuran ilk oyunçu olub.

Ronaldo birinci hissəsi davam edən matçda iki qola imza atıb. Portuqallar 3:0 hesabıyla öndədir.

Portugal has taken the lead against Uzbekistan in the FIFA World Cup 2026, and Cristiano Ronaldo has opened his account. 

Ronaldo scored the opening goal of the game in the sixth minute, as he turned a cross from Joao Cancelo into the back of the net after an intelligent run to beat his man in the near post.

Ronaldo has now become the first player to score in six World Cup editions.

After intense criticism against DR Congo, the Portuguese superstar will be relieved to have found the back of the net here. It will certainly give him a lot of confidence for the remainder of the tournament.

GOAL!@Cristiano opens the scoring in Houston and becomes the first player ever to score in six different @FIFAWorldCup tournaments

Portugal 1-0 Uzbekistan #FIFAWorldCup | #beINWC26 | #Portugal pic.twitter.com/JdvI9WCGG4

— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) June 23, 2026

Portugal have been quite impressive in the first half against Uzbekistan, and it remains to be seen whether they can capitalise on their dominance and score more goals in the game. After the draw against Congo in the first game, they are under pressure to pick up a positive result in the remaining group games.

Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his second goal of the game vs Uzbekistan

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Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry criticised Cristiano Ronaldo for seeming more focused on getting goals for himself than for his team as Portugal drew with DR Congo yesterday.

The 41-year-old is still going strong despite his age, with his performances with Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League getting him close to a remarkable 1000 career goals.

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Still, it wasn’t Ronaldo’s day yesterday as Portugal could only draw 1-1 with Congo in a disappointing start to their 2026 World Cup campaign.

As well as missing some chances, it also seemed like Ronaldo was getting in the way of his teammates due to a strong desire to be on the scoresheet himself, as highlighted by Henry in the video clip below…

Really good analysis from Henry. This is the Ronaldo issue right now.

He's playing as a 9, but he's never been a 9 and he's not acting as a 9. Not giving Portugal those traits and it hurt them today. pic.twitter.com/yjSaOK2J5J

— Marc Geschwind (@MarcGeschwind) June 17, 2026

“One thing that’s important … the team needs to score, not you need to score,” Henry said.

“Cristiano Ronaldo has been in this situation multiple times – if you make the run here then you make the defender take a decision, but because he wants to score he goes into the path of Bruno Fernandes.”

Henry added that if Ronaldo had instead made the run into the six yard box, the defender would have had to follow him, leaving space for Fernandes.

The Frenchman even said you could see the frustrated reaction of his teammates.

Cristiano Ronaldo struggles as Lionel Messi shines at World Cup

It’s just one game, but you just know there are going to be the usual big debates about Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, with the latter making a dream start to the World Cup.

While Ronaldo looked like a weak link for Portugal in their draw with Congo, Messi was in unplayable form to hit a hat-trick for Argentina in their win against Algeria.

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Messi won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022, scoring twice in the final victory over France, while Ronaldo has never won this competition.

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This year will surely be Ronaldo’s last chance to do so, but at the moment there are surely serious questions about if he should even be starting games for his country anymore.

Messi, meanwhile, looks like he’s still good enough to guide Argentina to glory again.

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Portuqaliya millisinin hücumçusu Kristiano Ronaldo DÇ-2026-da Konqo DR ilə oyunda meydana çıxmaqla daha bir neçə rekorda imza atıb.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, mundialın qrup mərhələsinin ilk turunun bu görüşündə qalib müəyyənləşməyib – 1:1.

Ronaldo start heyətində meydana çıxmaqla futbol tarixinə daha bir neçə rekord əlavə edib. Portuqal ulduz ilk növbədə, dünya çempionatlarının final mərhələsində iştirak edən futbolçular arasında xüsusi bir göstəriciyə nail olub. O, karyerasında altıncı dünya çempionatında meydana çıxaraq bu göstəricidə yalnız Lionel Messi ilə eyni səviyyəyə yüksəlib. Beləliklə, Ronaldo və Messi dünya çempionatlarının altı final mərhələsində iştirak edən yeganə futbolçular olublar.

Konqo DR ilə qarşılaşma Ronaldonun dünya çempionatlarındakı 23-cü oyunu kimi tarixə düşüb. Bu göstərici ilə o, əfsanəvi italiyalı müdafiəçi Paolo Maldini ilə bərabərləşərək turnir tarixində ən çox oyun keçirən futbolçular siyahısında dördüncü pilləyə yüksəlib. Ondan yuxarıda yalnız Messi (27 oyun), Lotar Matteus (25 oyun) və Miroslav Kloze (24 oyun) qərarlaşıblar.

41 yaşlı portuqaliyalı daha bir mühüm nailiyyətə imza atıb. O, dünya çempionatlarında meydana çıxan ən yaşlı avropalı futbolçu olub. Bununla da Ronaldo 1986-cı ildə son dünya çempionatı oyununu 41 yaşında keçirmiş Şimali İrlandiya yığmasının sabiq qapıçısı Pat Jenninqsin rekordunu geridə qoyub.

Bununla yanaşı, Ronaldo dünya çempionatları tarixində start heyətində meydana çıxan ən yaşlı meydan oyunçusu rekordunu da yeniləyib. Qarşılaşma zamanı onun yaşı 41 il 132 gün idi. Bu göstəricidə onu yalnız 2018-ci il mundialında 45 yaş 161 günündə start heyətində meydana çıxmış misirli qapıçı Essam El-Hadari qabaqlayır.

Xatırladaq ki, 41 yaşlı Ronaldo karyerası ərzində:

5 dəfə UEFA Çempionlar Liqasının qalibi olub;
Avropa çempionu adını qazanıb;
2 dəfə UEFA Millətlər Liqasını qazanıb;
Milli komandalar tarixinin ən məhsuldar bombardiridir;
Avropa çempionatları, UEFA Çempionlar Liqası və klublararası dünya çempionatlarının qol rekordlarına sahibdir;
5 dəfə “Qızıl top” mükafatını qazanıb.

Hazırda Səudiyyə Ərəbistanının “Əl-Nəsr” klubunda çıxış edən Ronaldo karyerası ərzində “Sportinq”, “Mançester Yunayted”, “Yuventus” və “Real” kimi nəhəng klubların formasını geyinib.

Lionel Messi scored his 16th World Cup goal in some style as his hat-trick gave Argentina a 3-0 win over Algeria last night.

The 38-year-old is now level with legendary Germany striker Miroslav Klose as the World Cup’s all-time leading goal-scorer, and you’d very much assume he’s going to break that record as there will still be so many more opportunities to do so at this year’s tournament.

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Watch below as Messi scored in typical Messi style to seal his hat-trick and his place in the World Cup history books in a dream start to this year’s competition for holders Argentina…

INCREDIBLE ?

Lionel Messi strikes from distance and completes his hat-trick! pic.twitter.com/ZtSoFhPbS5

— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 17, 2026

Messi, playing at his sixth World Cup, is now on a record-equalling 16 goals in the tournament, and you have to wonder if this might even go a step further to settling the GOAT (greatest of all time) debate between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup

The Messi-Ronaldo debate has gone on for much of the last decade or more now, but the fact that Messi won the 2022 World Cup, scoring twice in that final victory over France, will have been decisive for some.

The fact that Messi is now also joint top as the all-time record scorer at the World Cup, scoring double the amount that his Portuguese nemesis has at this level, is another big argument in his favour.

Ronaldo, of course, is still playing at this year’s World Cup, so can do his best to catch up with Messi, but it’s hard to imagine he stands much of a chance of meaningfully catching up.

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Interestingly for Messi, though, he may have another major rival to watch out for as Kylian Mbappe is only two World Cup goals behind him, having scored twice for France in their win over Senegal yesterday.

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The World Cup 2026 has officially kicked off now, and soon we’ll see some of the top Golden Boot contenders like Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe in action.

Mbappe won the top scorer prize at the 2022 World Cup, scoring eight times, including a hat-trick in France’s final defeat to Argentina.

Four years before that, Kane was the winner as he scored six goals, but could we still see veterans like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in contention?

See below for a list of the top ten contenders for the World Cup Golden Boot as the bookies have picked the most likely candidates, with some money to be made if you use a Fanduel promo code…

Kylian Mbappe – 6/1

Mbappe had another prolific season with Real Madrid, even if his goals didn’t help his club to glory. Playing alongside such a world class pool of talents in this France squad, though, it’s hard not to see Mbappe getting a very good opportunity to both win the World Cup and the Golden Boot this summer.

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Harry Kane – 7/1

A lethal striker showing no sign of slowing down with age, Kane is probably England’s most important player, so seems a decent shout for the Golden Boot, even if Thomas Tuchel’s squad as a whole is arguably not looking quite as strong as recent tournaments.

Mikel Oyarzabal – 10/1

Not the biggest name or best striker on this list, but Mikel Oyarzabal has shown he can do the job up front for Spain, who will be seen as another of the favourites to win the tournament this summer.

Erling Haaland 16/1

Norway will be an interesting dark horse to watch this summer, precisely because of the threat of Erling Haaland up front. The Manchester City striker had a prolific qualifying campaign, scoring a remarkable 16 goals, and finding the back of the net in every game on their way to the World Cup. Surely decent odds for the Golden Boot?

Lionel Messi – 16/1

Not the goal machine he once was, but underestimate Lionel Messi at your peril.

Cristiano Ronaldo – 20/1

Now 41 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo will be like a man possessed at what will surely be his last chance to win the World Cup, so could that see him really step up and scoop the top scorer prize?

Julian Alvarez – 20/1

Aside from Messi, Julian Alvarez could be the main goal threat to watch out for in this Argentina squad after two prolific seasons with Atletico Madrid.

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Kai Havertz – 22/1

Not exactly an out-and-out striker, but Kai Havertz is Mr Reliable for both Arsenal and Germany, plus he missed so much of the season just gone due to injury that he’s actually had more rest than most of the other players at this tournament.

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Lamine Yamal – 25/1

The undisputed gem in this Spain side, could we about to see Lamine Yamal enjoy a memorable first World Cup? He’s more of a creator than a goal-scorer, but these look like tempting odds.

Raphinha – 28/1

Finally, one of the most prolific goal-scoring wingers in the game right now, Raphinha will surely be one to watch if Brazil have a good tournament.

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