The famous Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo reacted to the critics against Uzbekistan.
In the important match of the group, Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 0-5 and 41-year-old Ronaldo scored 2 goals.
After the match, Ronaldo emotionally shouted ‘I’m back’ to the camera, a clear message to those who questioned his fitness at the start of the World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo! 🇵🇹👑
“I’M BACK pic.twitter.com/ERrw6R78EE
– World Cup 2026 (@WorldCupMedia) June 23, 2026
Ronaldo was heavily criticized after Portugal drew 1-1 with DR Congo in their opening match.
Ronaldo gave his team the lead in the sixth minute of the match. He then made his performance even more memorable by scoring the second goal from a beautiful pass from Bruno Fernandes.
The first player in football history to score in six World Cup tournaments.
It really means a lot to him.
Ronaldo is it! Goat 🐐 pic.twitter.com/0nhBpnuvzx
– KING CHIDI (@guzu_p) June 23, 2026
😂 Ronaldo tells Bruno where to put the ball.
41 years at this rate! pic.twitter.com/IHzmZvqxHR
– KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) June 23, 2026
In addition, he also became the first player in the world to score in six different FIFA World Cup matches.
Date for @Cristiano! 🇵🇹
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different games @FIFAWorldCup tournaments! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/qI1Zvt0uJS
– FIFA (@FIFAcom) June 23, 2026
After the match, Ronaldo said that individual records give satisfaction, but his first priority is always the team’s success.
He admitted that last week was full of difficulties but the team bounced back with hard work and confidence and now they are ready to play even better.
