Cristiano Ronaldo's FIFA World Cup journey from 2006 to 2018 - From goals scored to records broken

Cristiano Ronaldo played his first World Cup in 2006. He participated in this tournament wearing the jersey number 17. He scored his first career World Cup goal against Iran by converting a penalty in the 80th minute. This goal made him the youngest Portuguese to score at the age of 21 years 132 days. Ronaldo scored only one goal in this World Cup.

By the 2010 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo had won a Ballon d'Or and had also got jersey number 7. He had also become the captain of Portugal. In this World Cup, he scored only one goal against North Korea.

Cristiano Ronaldo was struggling with injuries during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Portugal lost 0-4 in the first match. He could only manage one assist in the second match, a 2–2 draw against the USA. He scored his only goal of the World Cup in the last league match against Ghana.

Ronaldo performed brilliantly in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He scored three consecutive goals in the first match against Spain. This made him the oldest player to score a hat-trick goal in the FIFA World Cup. After this, the legendary footballer also scored a goal in a match against Morocco.

Cristiano Ronaldo has played overall 4 FIFA World Cups. He has scored a total of 7 goals in these 4 World Cups. The World Cup starting on November 20 in Qatar will be the fifth FIFA tournament of his career.