Ronaldo interrupts a question about Messi after a historic double with Portugal in the 2026 World Cup

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo caught the attention during the press conference that followed Portugal’s 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the 2026 World Cup, after he interrupted a journalist as soon as he began to ask a question about his Argentine rival, Lionel Messi.

The incident began when the journalist said: “Messi scored two goals…”, before Ronaldo interrupted him and prevented him from completing the question, in a scene that brought back to the forefront the historical rivalry between the two stars who continue to make events in the World Cup.

The shot came after a special evening for Ronaldo, during which he led the Portugal national team to a huge victory over Uzbekistan, 5-0, in the second round of the group stage, where he scored two goals, raising his tally to 10 goals in the history of his participation in the World Cup.

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The Portuguese captain became the first player in the history of football to score goals in six different editions of the World Cup, and he also became the second-oldest player to score in the World Cup at the age of 41 years and 138 days, behind Cameroonian legend Roger Milla.

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When asked about the possibility of facing Argentina in the upcoming rounds, Ronaldo said that talking about facing Messi seemed premature, adding that facing big teams like Argentina would be “wonderful” if it happened in the advanced stages of the tournament.

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Ronaldo also strengthened his position in the historical records race, after he became the all-time leading scorer for Portugal in the World Cup, surpassing the legend Eusébio, while the individual race continues between him and Messi towards the barrier of a thousand goals in his professional career, in one of the most exciting competitions in the history of football.

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Source: “My Press”