Bàn thắng vào lưới Uzbekistan tại vòng bảng World Cup 2026 vào rạng sáng 24.6 đã đưa Cristiano Ronaldo đi vào ‘ngôi đền huyền thoại’ với tư cách cầu thủ duy nhất trong lịch sử ghi bàn ở 6 kỳ World Cup liên tiếp tính đến lúc này.
Bản năng sát thủ của Ronaldo vẫn còn đó…
Khi tiếng còi khai cuộc trên SVĐ Houston vừa vang lên được 6 phút, mành lưới của Uzbekistan đã rung lên sau một pha băng cắt thông minh và dứt điểm một chạm đầy tinh tế của Ronaldo. Ở tuổi 41, cái tuổi mà phần lớn các đồng nghiệp đã giải nghệ, CR7 vẫn đứng đó, kiêu hãnh dưới ánh đèn rực rỡ của ngày hội bóng đá lớn nhất hành tinh.
Pha lập công ấy không chỉ giúp đội bóng áo bã trầu giải tỏa áp lực sau trận hòa thất vọng ngày ra quân, mà còn là lời đáp trả đanh thép của một biểu tượng trước những hoài nghi bủa vây về gánh nặng tuổi tác. Chân sút sinh năm 1985 đã ghi tên mình vào lịch sử, khi trở thành cầu thủ duy nhất tính đến lúc này ghi bàn trong 6 kỳ World Cup liên tiếp.
Cú đúp bàn thắng sau 39 phút thi đấu
Ở phút 39, Ronaldo đã hoàn tất cú đúp bàn thắng cho riêng mình sau đường chọc khe kiến tạo của Bruno Fernandes. CR7 băng xuống và tung cú sút chéo góc tinh tế để nâng tỷ số lên 3-0 cho Bồ Đào Nha.
Kể từ 2006, khi còn là một chàng trai trẻ đầy nhiệt huyết, Ronaldo đã bền bỉ xuyên suốt qua các vòng chung kết năm 2010 tại Nam Phi, 2014 tại Brazil, bùng nổ rực rỡ năm 2018 trên đất Nga, ghi bàn ở Qatar năm 2022 và giờ là cột mốc không tưởng tại Mỹ năm 2026.
Sáu kỳ World Cup liên tiếp ghi bàn là một đỉnh núi cao vời vợi mà ngay cả đại kình địch vĩ đại nhất của anh là Lionel Messi cũng không còn cơ hội để bắt kịp. Bởi trước đó, siêu sao người Argentina đã từng bỏ không thể ghi bàn vào mùa hè năm 2010.
Sự vĩ đại của Ronaldo giờ đây không còn cần những chiếc cúp hay danh hiệu để chứng minh. Điều đó đã được định nghĩa bằng những màn trình diễn xuất sắc trong nhiều năm qua và bằng ý chí sắt đá của một cầu thủ luôn khát khao chống lại dòng chảy của thời gian.
Bước chạy chắc chắn không còn tốc độ và mạnh mẽ như xưa, nhưng bản năng sát thủ của CR7 vẫn còn đó. Khoảnh khắc số 7 ăn mừng “siuuuuu” quen thuộc mang lại một cảm xúc nghẹn ngào cho hàng triệu người hâm mộ yêu mến cầu thủ này, những người hiểu rằng họ đang được chứng kiến chương cuối cùng đầy kiêu hãnh của một huyền thoại sống của thế giới bóng đá.
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Ronaldo becomes first player to score in six World Cups with two goals against Uzbekistan
By Kristie Rieken
HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo had a simple but strong message as the final whistle sounded after Portugal’s big win at the World Cup on Tuesday.
“I’m back,” he said directly into the television camera. “I’m back.”
Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different World Cup tournaments by getting two goals in Portugal’s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan, quieting critics after his forgettable performance in the team’s 1-1 draw with Congo in the opener.
Even though criticism isn’t anything new to the 41-year-old superstar, he admitted that the intense negativity directed toward him this week was difficult.
“But it’s always like that,” he said in Portuguese. “It doesn’t matter, because it’s been 23 years on the job and when things go well, ’Cristiano is good,’ when things go bad, ‘Cristiano is a retired player, is old.’ It will always be like that. But we responded well today, me and my teammates, which is what we wanted.”
Ronaldo made history in the sixth minute when João Cancelo crossed the ball to him and he shot with his right foot to make it 1-0. He ran toward the bench and celebrated with his teammates.
He added another in the 39th minute when he got a pass from Bruno Fernandes and scored with his right foot just inside the near post to make it 3-0.
“As a defender you need to be ready and you need to be close to him in the box,” said Uzbekistan coach Fabio Cannavaro, a standout defender in his playing days who led Italy to the 2006 World Cup title. “If you give him one centimeter in the box you are dead.”
Ronaldo was named man of the match for his performance, the latest of many in his incredible career.
Portugal coach Roberto Martínez raved about the professionalism and poise Ronaldo showed this week amid calls from outsiders to bench him.
“He’s a human being,” Martínez said. “He’s allowed to have emotions. He’s allowed to have feelings. What is impressive with him is the answer. Whatever he feels, the answer is to get back on the training ground and practice and work and demand from himself. That professionalism is what’s (led) to the longevity.”
The goals on Tuesday make him the second-oldest player to score at a World Cup behind Cameroon forward Roger Milla, who was 42 when he scored at the 1994 tournament in the United States.
Ronaldo and Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the only men in history to play in six World Cup tournaments this year. Ronaldo’s scoring streak started in his debut in 2006 and he also netted goals in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.
While he shares the record for most tournaments with Messi, he stands alone in scoring a goal in each edition after Messi failed to score at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Ronaldo’s two strikes against Uzbekistan gave him 10 career goals in the tournament. Messi has 18 after a hat trick in Argentina’s opener against Algeria and two more goals Monday against Austria that made him the all-time leading scorer in tournament history.
Ronaldo’s latest performance extended his record by giving him 145 international goals, and his 10 career goals in the World Cup moved him past Eusébio’s nine to make him Portugal’s all-time scoring leader at the tournament.
Tuesday’s game was the 230th of Ronaldo’s international career, which is the most in history.
This is likely to be the final World Cup for Ronaldo, who won the European Championship with Portugal in 2016 and the Champions League five times with Manchester United and Real Madrid.
(Source : apnews.com)
Messi and Mbappé romping through World Cup with dazzling display of history-making goals
By Jim Vertuno
Lionel Messi has been mesmerizing. Kylian Mbappé has been, well, magnifique.
Two of the biggest stars of the World Cup are setting records with history-making goals in a sizzling start that has even the most casual soccer fans in the U.S. taking notice.
Messi has five goals in Argentina’s first two matches, setting the record for career World Cup goals with 18. Mbappé has scored four times for France, moving into a tie for second with 16 goals.
“Leo always scores,” Mbappé said. “He’ll always score. If I want to look at what Leo’s doing, I’ll have to do even more.”
They are not alone in hitting the back of the net. Norway’s Erling Haaland already has four in his country’s first two games at the World Cup since 1998. And Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo broke out with two goals against Uzbekistan on Tuesday to raise his career World Cup total to 10.
But Messi and Mbappé are the maestros making this World Cup their personal symphony. It’s one they’ve been writing since the 2022 final in Qatar, when Messi scored twice and Mbappé three times before Argentina finally won on penalty kicks in a title game for the ages.
There should be plenty of music still to come from both. Argentina and France have already clinched spots in the elimination rounds, and both are among the favorites to win the tournament.
Messi is defying age in a young man’s game
Messi has scored most of his World Cup goals at an age when most top scorers would be well past their prime.
He has 12 World Cup goals since he turned 35, and he will turn 39 on Wednesday, three days before Argentina plays its final group-stage match — against Jordan.
Messi, the former Barcelona icon who now plays for Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, still possesses exquisite touch and passing in traffic, and energy and stamina that carry him through an entire match.
His second goal against Austria came late. Messi passed to teammate Julián Álvarez, whose shot was blocked. Messi chased the rebound and slid the shot through two defenders to seal a 2-0 victory.
“We knew that he is on a level of his own, and Lionel Messi showed us today that he’s one of the best, and he is the best,” Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said.
Mbappé chasing Messi with every goal
At 27, Mbappé is in his physical prime with the speed and power to chase Messi’s record, not just in this tournament but likely for years to come.
He was just 19 when he led France to the 2018 World Cup title in Russia. With his goal against Croatia, he joined Pelé as the only teenagers to score in a World Cup final.
Mbappé scored four goals in the in the 2018 tournament and has been on a charge ever since. The Real Madrid forward’s speed haunts defenders and his power shooting with with both feet can overwhelm a goalkeeper.
He was the Golden Boot winner as the top scorer with eight goals in 2022. His 16 career World Cup goals match Miroslav Klose of Germany, one ahead of Brazil great Ronaldo.
Mbappé scores at a much higher rate than Messi. His 16 goals have come in 16 matches since 2018. Messi has played in 28 matches across six tournaments dating to 2006.
“I’ve always scored goals in the World Cup, so it’s not something I’m thinking about or that I’m worried about,” Mbappé said.
Haaland making his mark in World Cup debut
Norway’s 6-foot-5 striker could be the biggest threat to Messi and Mbappé as the World Cup’s top goal scorer if Norway can stay in the tournament long enough.
The 25-year-old Manchester City star has been one of the top strikers in Europe for several years and scored two goals in each of Norway’s two victories.
Norway will meet Mbappé and France on the pitch Friday. Both teams have already advanced to the next round, and the winner of the match wins the group.
“We’re through (to the next round), which is incredible,” Haaland said. “So I couldn’t care too much about that game now. They (France) are probably going to win against us, they’re probably going to win the whole tournament.”
Norway coach Stale Solbakken says Haaland is the player who can push the team deep into the tournament.
“He is is the best striker,” Solbakken said. “He’s not playing for France or Argentina. He scores for Norway.”
Mbappé disagreed. Only he didn’t point at himself.
“It’s clear,” Mbappé said. “(Messi) is the best in the world.”
(Source : apnews.com)
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