Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Eusebio to become Portugal's top scorer at the...

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to rewrite football history. The forward of the Portuguese national team set a new national achievement at the World Cup, becoming the best scorer of his country in the history of the World Cup. The second goal scored at the 2026 World Cup was the 41-year-old striker's tenth in the finals of the World Cup. In this way, Ronaldo surpassed the legendary Eusebio, who for decades single-handedly held the record with nine goals. It is especially symbolic that the Portuguese set a new achievement Eusebio established his achievement mainly with a phenomenal performance at the 1966 World Cup, where he scored nine goals and helped Portugal win the bronze medal. The record stood for 60 years until Ronaldo broke it.