Cristiano Ronaldo — career goal #974

Portugal vs Uzbekistan

Ronaldo opened the scoring in the sixth minute and added his second before half-time, either side of Nuno Mendes’s goal. An Abduvohid Nematov own goal and a late Rafael Leão finish completed Portugal’s 5–0 win over Uzbekistan in Houston. The FIFA full-time report records 68,777 spectators.

Date

2026-06-23

Competition

2026 FIFA World Cup

Match result

5–0

Venue

Houston Stadium, Houston, United States

Goal minute

6

Finish

right foot

Recorded match events

1. 6′ First half: Cristiano Ronaldo — Portugal 1–0 Uzbekistan · Assist: João Cancelo · Career goal #974
2. 14′ First half: Odiljon Xamrobekov — Yellow card
3. 17′ First half: Nuno Mendes — Portugal 2–0 Uzbekistan
4. 39′ First half: Cristiano Ronaldo — Portugal 3–0 Uzbekistan · Assist: Bruno Fernandes · Career goal #975
5. 45′ Second half: Khojiakbar Alijonov — On for Sherzod Nasrullaev
6. 45′ Second half: Akmal Mozgovoy — On for Odiljon Xamrobekov
7. 45′ Second half: Nélson Semedo — On for João Cancelo
8. 45′ Second half: Francisco Conceição — On for Pedro Neto
9. 60′ Second half: Abduvohid Nematov — Portugal 4–0 Uzbekistan · Own goal; credited to the benefiting team
10. 63′ Second half: Francisco Trincão — On for João Félix
11. 68′ Second half: Renato Veiga — Yellow card
12. 73′ Second half: Igor Sergeev — On for Abbosbek Fayzullaev
13. 76′ Second half: Bernardo Silva — On for João Neves
14. 83′ Second half: Rafael Leão — On for Vitinha
15. 87′ Second half: Rafael Leão — Portugal 5–0 Uzbekistan
16. 90+2′ Second half: Ruslanbek Jiyanov — On for Behruzjon Karimov
17. 90+2′ Second half: Sherzod Esanov — On for Otabek Shukurov

Match facts

Attendance

68,777

Referee

Jalal Jayed

Venue

NRG Stadium

Kick-off (UTC)

2026-06-23 17:00 UTC

Possession

65% – 35%

Shots

17 – 7

Shots on target

8 – 2

Blocked shots

2 – 2

Fouls committed

15 – 15

Corners

3 – 2

Offsides

1 – 2

Yellow cards

1 – 1

Red cards

0 – 0

Own goals conceded

0 – 1

Related goals

• Goal #974 · Portugal vs Uzbekistan
• Goal #975 · Portugal vs Uzbekistan

Sources

• Career ledger · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Wikipedia scorecard · CC BY-SA 4.0
• ESPN · match record, team sheets & events
• FIFA · FIFA full-time match report: Portugal–Uzbekistan