Ronaldo scored two goals against Hungary and took his tally of world cup goals to 41.The previous highest number of goals ever scored in the World Cup was 39 – and that record had been held by a Guatemalan Carlos “the fish” Ruiz .He scored 39 goals in 47 World Cup qualifiers for Guatemala.In comparision Ronaldo reached the milestone of 40 goals in 50 world cup games.Portugal were denied qualification to World Cup 2026 because the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
They have to beat Ireland in their next game to confirm qualification. Ronaldo will be playing ,along with Messi , in his 6th World Cup when that happens. They have both played in the 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, and 2006 World Cups.