Cristiano Ronaldo with the Portuguese national team: matches, goals, performances and effectiveness

Cristiano Ronaldo It is full of titles and records that make it one of the greatest in the history of football, but the world cup It’s the trophy he needs to get on the podium after winning two titles with Portugal at Euro 2016 and the 2018 UEFA Nations League.

In the Euro 2021the commander made history by equaling Ali Daei’s mark as the all-time top scorer at national team level.

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*updated until October 13, 2023, during the Portugal vs. Slovakia

GERMANY 2006

• At just 21 years old and already shining at Manchester United, Cristiano began his World Cup career.
• He played 6 matches (all as a starter) out of the 7 that Portugal played.
• He made his debut in the nets with a penalty in the 2-0 final against Iran in Group D in his second match.
• During his World Cup debut against Angola, he received a yellow card in the 26th minute of the match against Angola (1-0).

SOUTH AFRICA 2010

• He played the four matches his national team played (all as a starter).
• He scored his second goal in the ecumenical events in the second match of Group G in the 7-0 win over North Korea.
• Just like in 2006, CR7 received a yellow card in the first World Cup match, 21 minutes after the 0-0 draw against Ivory Coast.
• South Africa was the cup in which Cristiano took over as captain of his team.

BRAZIL 2014

• Portugal’s worst World Cup since Cristiano was part of the team: they were eliminated in the group stage.
• In the 80th minute of the third match against Ghana, the Real Madrid star gave his team victory by scoring his third and final goal so far in the ecumenical events.
• The Portuguese finished level on points with the United States (4) in Group G, but were left out due to a negative goal difference (-3), where CR7 was the top scorer.
• This tournament is the biggest blemish on the enormous career of Ronaldo, who will seek redemption in Russia in 2018 .

RUSSIA 2018

• Ronaldo could not have started his fourth World Cup better by scoring his first goal against the Spanish team after five games. The Portuguese did not forgive from eleven meters. Before the end of the first half, the attacker beat the Spanish goalkeeper again with a long-range shot. To round off his performance, he scored a stunning free-kick for his first hat-trick at a World Cup.
• Against Morocco he needed only 4 minutes to score his first goal of the match.
• Against Iran he managed to increase the score from eleven meters, but the ‘7’ missed the maximum penalty.
• They lost to Uruguay 2-1 in the round of 16, an event in which the Madeiran player did not score or assist.

Qatar 2022

• The World Cup started well for CR7: starter, goal and victory against Ghana 3 to 2.
• In the second match he was also a starter in the 2-0 win against Uruguay.
• In the third group match, Cristiano started in the XI, but it was not a happy day: defeat against South Korea by 2 to 1.
• In the round of 16, the former Real Madrid player started the match on the bench, although he was able to add a minute as Portugal defeated Switzerland 6–1.
• In the quarter-finals, Portugal lost 1-0 to Morocco. Cristiano? Change again and enter the field from the bench.