Houston After a record breaking outing in which he scored two goals in the 5 0 rout of Uzbekistan in the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Houston Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo said what mattered more to him was that the team achieved its objectives Ronaldo scored in the 6th and 39th minutes and set several FIFA World Cup records and got Portugals campaign up and running

After a record breaking outing in which he scored two goals in the 5 0 rout of Uzbekistan in the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Houston Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo said what mattered more to him was that the team achieved its objectives

Ronaldo scored in the 6th and 39th minutes and set several FIFA World Cup records and got Portugals campaign up and running

After the match he said Im very happy But for me the most important thing is our work and the confidence we showed The team performed really well and improved a lot As the saying goes every cloud has a silver lining

Obviously speaking personally records are always nice but my goal is always to help the national team achieve its objectives he added

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez was very satisfied with the manner in which his players responded after their disappointing 1 1 draw with Congo DR in their opening match

This was the response we had in the dressing room There are times when you need a game like the first one to grow in the tournament Today we saw a team with the same attitude and commitment but with greater maturity because it was no longer the opening match Im very pleased with the result said Martinez

It was Ronaldo who started Portugals response on Tuesday

After seeing the likes of Lionel Messi Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland hit the headlines at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Ronaldo had to respond and the Portugal legend reached lift off in Houston in fine fashion

Playing in his sixth World Cup finals the 41 year old got the ball up and running against Uzbekistan with a brilliant close range effort following Joao Cancelos cross

It was a history making goal Ronaldo became the first player to score in six World Cups and he also became the second oldest scorer in tournament history behind Cameroons Roger Milla The relief on Ronaldos face after he struggled in the opener against Congo DR was palpable

Inspired the veteran netted his second with a well taken strike into the corner just before half time for his 10th World Cup goal to become Portugals leading scorer in the global finals ahead of the legendary Eusebio with nine

In between Ronaldo played a role in Portugals second goal acting as a clever decoy for Nuno Mendess brilliant first half free kick A fourth came via an Uzbekistan own goal midway through the second half with Rafa Leao putting the icing on the cake in the 87th minute

Having got their first World Cup goal against Colombia Uzbekistan thought they found the scoresheet again with a stunning effort from distance from Azizjon Ganiev The goal was ruled out for a foul however The debutants campaign hangs in the balance