Texas, June 23 -- Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Lionel Messi's record to become the oldest player to register multi-goal in a FIFA World Cup match, achieving the milestone with a brace during Portugal's 5-0 win over Uzbekistan in their Group K clash of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Tuesday (local time) at Houston Stadium.

Ronaldo produced a record-breaking performance with a brace as Portugal registered a commanding 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan. Nuno Mendes and Rafael Leao were also on the scoresheet, while an own goal involving Uzbekistan goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov added to the Fabio Cannavaro men's woes as Roberto Martinez's side secured their first win of the tournament in emphatic fashion.

At 41 years and 138 days old, according to ESPN...