Fascinating football facts including: Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score in six different FIFA World Cups at the 2026 tournament.. Curacao, with a population of just 150,000 people, became the smallest nation ever to compete and score at a FIFA World Cup at the 2026 tournament..
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Did you know? Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score in six different FIFA World Cups at the 2026 tournament.
The 41-year-old Portuguese legend netted twice against Uzbekistan in Portugal’s 5-0 group stage victory, taking his World Cup tally to 10 goals for his country and surpassing the great Eusebio.
Having scored in every World Cup since 2006, Ronaldo is now the oldest outfield superstar to achieve this feat and has cemented his place as one of the greatest players in tournament history.
Category: Record | Source: NigerianMatchday.com
Did you know? Curacao, with a population of just 150,000 people, became the smallest nation ever to compete and score at a FIFA World Cup at the 2026 tournament.
The Caribbean island nation’s achievement at the 48-team 2026 World Cup is unprecedented in the history of the competition, dwarfing even the smallest previous qualifiers in terms of population size.
This remarkable milestone highlights how the expanded 48-team format has opened the tournament to nations that could never have qualified before, giving smaller footballing cultures their moment on the world’s biggest stage.
Category: History | Source: NigerianMatchday.com
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