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Won 2005 and 2006 Nominated World Cup Fan Dream Team 2018: Won [309] International Federation of Football History & Statistics: All-time Men's World Dream Team: 2021 Won All-time Men's UEFA Dream Team: 2021 Won Men's World Team of the Decade (2011–20) 2020 Won Men's UEFA Team of the Decade (2011–20) 2020 Won Men's World Team
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. [462] 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
[12] [13] [14] He has scored a record 14 goals at the European Championships, eight at the World Cup, nine in the UEFA Nations League and two at the Confederations Cup. [3] Ronaldo has scored 36 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers and 41 goals in UEFA Euro qualifiers, hence becoming the first player to score more than fifty goals in European ...
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.
On average, that gives Messi the edge, with 0.786 goals per game, compared to 0.736 for Ronaldo. But for the total numbers, Ronaldo is unparalleled, and he used those numbers to back up his case ...
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 ...