Portugal cruised to a 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan in Group K of the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Houston Stadium on Tuesday, APA reports.
Cristiano Ronaldo made history by scoring two goals in the sixth and 39th minutes, becoming the first man to score in six World Cups and Portugal's leading scorer in the tournament. Nuno Mendes was the second player to score in the 17th minute, while in the 60th minute, a ball bounced off Uzbekistan's goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov's gloves and into the net, resulting in an unfortunate own goal.
Rafael Leao capped the victory in the 87th minute, completing a dream match for Portugal and placing them at the top of the group.