Cristiano Ronaldo: The Portugal legend in the World Cups
Stats and achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo in the World Cup.
Sauradeep Ash
Cristiano Ronaldo has played in 5 World Cups. He made his WC debut in 2006.
Cristiano Ronaldo
In his first World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo scored only 1 goal. His goal came against Portugal's 2-0 win over Iran in the group stages. Portugal finished 4th in that World Cup.
In the South Africa WC in 2010, Ronaldo managed 1 goal and 1 assist, both against North Korea in a 7-0 thumping. Portugal were eliminated by Spain in the round of 16.
Ronaldo's adventure in Brazil yielded with just 1 goal and 1 assist as the Portuguese were eliminated from the group stages.
His most prolific World Cup has been in Russia in 2018. Ronaldo scored 4 goals in the tournament, including a breathtaking hat-trick against Spain in a 3-3 draw. Portugal unfortunately again got knocked out from the round of 16s.
Cristiano, at the twilight of his career, has managed one goal so far in this WC. His goal came in the 3-2 win over Ghana. Portugal will play Switzerland in their round of 16 match tonight.