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Ronaldo has won many goal of the competition accolades, and was named runner-up for three nominations. ... World Cup Fan Dream Team 2018: Won [308] International ...
On 29 March 2022, Portugal secured qualification for the World Cup with a 2–0 victory over North Macedonia; Ronaldo assisted the opening goal by Bruno Fernandes. [461] Ronaldo during a group stage game against Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup. Ronaldo was named in Portugal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making
In the 2018 World Cup, Ronaldo became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match, in a 3–3 draw against Spain. [224] The following match, Ronaldo scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Morocco , breaking Puskás' record as the highest European goalscorer of all time, with 85 international goals. [ 225 ]
“The world record, the only player to score in five World Cups, makes me very proud.” Ronaldo started World Cup play in 2006 in Germany and scored his first World Cup goal that year against Iran.
A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, a tournament record at the time. He also won the 1997 Copa América, where he became the player of the tournament and the 1999 Copa América, where he was the top goalscorer.
Additionally, Matthäus, Messi, Ronaldo, Carbajal, Guardado, Márquez, Gianluigi Buffon, and Guillermo Ochoa are the only players to have made the final squad for five different tournaments. In the FIFA World Cup, the following male football players have made the most final tournament appearances.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...