Portugal beats Uzbekistan 5-0 as Ronaldo becomes country's top World Cup finals scorer
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Tom Maston
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Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in the 2026 World Cup, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice to become his country's all-time top goal-scorer in World Cup finals history. Nuno Mendes added a fine free-kick, an own goal from Abdukodir Khusanov, and a late strike from Rafael Leao completed the scoring. The victory bounced Portugal back from a disappointing opening draw with DR Congo.
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Twitter / XPortugal beats Uzbekistan 5-0 as Ronaldo becomes country's top World Cup finals scorergoal.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledCristiano Ronaldo and Portugal answered their critics in style as they ran out 5-0 winners over Uzbekistan
Ronaldo netted twice to become his country's top goal-scorer in finals history
Roberto Martinez's side bounced back from their disappointing opening draw with DR Congo
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