Ronaldo responded to critics after a historic double at the 2026 World Cup

In the match of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, the Portuguese national team left no chance to the Uzbekistan team. The main hero of the meeting was the 41-year-old captain of the Portuguese. Ronaldo completed a brilliant double in this match: In the 6th minute, he opened the score, skillfully closing a cross pass from Joao Cancelo. In the 39th minute, the attacker went one-on-one with the goalkeeper. This match will forever go down in the history of world football, because thanks to his scored goals, Cristiano Ronaldo conquered two incredible peaks at once: Ronaldo became an absolutely unique football player who Having scored a double, Cristiano brought his number of goals at the world championships to 10. Thus, he broke the long-standing record of the legendary Eusebiu (9 goals) and became the sole leader in the history of the national team at tournaments of this level. After a phenomenal performance, the star striker of Saudi An-Nasr emotionally addressed his critics and pundits, who previously questioned his place in the starting line-up of the national team. "They said it was time for me to go, but I'm still here. The noise from the outside is always like that and we can't control it. We keep moving forward and being united." Martinez's men are currently in first place in the quartet K. Colombia - DR Congo will play later.