Youth spanning 20 years! Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to usher in his sixth World Cup trip

6686 Sports News on November 16. In the just-concluded European qualification match of the World Cup, the Portuguese home team defeated Armenia with a victory and locked in the qualification for the World Cup. At the same time, this also means that Ronaldo is expected to usher in his sixth World Cup trip in his career next year.

In the summer of 2006, the young "Little Ronaldinho" ushered in his first World Cup tour accompanied by his big brother Figo. He scored his first goal in the World Cup against Iran, becoming the youngest player to score a goal in the World Cup finals at the age of 21 years and 132 days. In that tournament, Portugal reached the semi-finals and tied the team's best record in history, but lost to France in the semi-finals and failed to go further.

In the 2010 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo led the team as captain for the first time, but the team's subsequent performance was disappointing. They only managed 1 win and 2 draws in the group stage and barely qualified. After that, they were eliminated by the flourishing Spanish team in the 1/8 finals.

In the 2014 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo insisted on playing despite knee injuries, but the team's performance was still sluggish. It failed to win against Germany and the United States in the first two rounds of the group stage, and ultimately missed the group qualifying due to a poor goal difference.

In 2018, the 33-year-old "veteran player" Ronaldo once again led the Portuguese team to the World Cup and scored three goals against Spain in the first round of the group stage, creating a classic game. However, in the subsequent 1/8 finals, Portugal was eliminated by Uruguay 1-2.

In the 2022 World Cup, Ronaldo, who is over 37 years old, led the Portuguese team for the fifth time and scored a goal against Ghana, becoming the first player in history to score in five consecutive World Cups.

However, in the quarter-finals, Portugal lost 0-1 to the North African powerhouse Morocco. Ronaldo still failed to break his curse of zero goals in the knockout stages of the World Cup, and once again left the field with regrets.

In June next year, the "US-Canada-Mexico" World Cup will officially start on the North American continent, and Ronaldo will also be 41 years old by then. If he can participate in this tournament as planned, he will set a new record for the most appearances by a single player in the history of the World Cup and once again launch an impact on the Hercules Cup.

C Ronaldo's record in previous World Cups & personal data

2006: Semi-finals, 1 goal

2010: Top 16, 1 goal + 1 assist

2014: Did not qualify in the group, 1 goal + 1 assist

2018: Top 16, 4 goals

2022: Quarterfinals, 1 goal