Breaking records has become routine for Cristiano Ronaldo throughout his extraordinary career.
While his haul of five Champions League titles and five Ballon d’Or gongs sits high on his list of accomplishments, the 37-year-old is now on the cusp of what might be his proudest achievement.
Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Cup | AFP
After scoring one goal against Ghana in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2022, the Portugal star became the first man to score at five World Cups.
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Last FIFA World Cup campaign
Not only for Ronaldo’s this historic feat, but he is also making headlines for another reason as well in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Cup | AFP
The biggest name in the Portugues national side, Cristiano Ronaldo is playing his last FIFA World Cup campaign as he looks to win the one elusive trophy missing from his cabinet. This definitely makes it a pretty emotional moment for him.
Unusual gesture during the national anthem
Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Cup | Getty
A man, who is usually considered stoic, expressed his emotions as the Portugal national anthem was playing before their game against Ghana in the Qatar world cup.
During the Portuguese national anthem, Ronaldo’s fans noticed him performing an unusual gesture – Ronaldo stands sideways during the Portuguese national anthem. Here’s why he did this.
Why does Ronaldo take a different stance?
Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Cup | Picture: Mikolaj Barbanell/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
While both team players stand straight together in a line, Ronaldo takes a different stance from his teammates during the national anthems.
The Portuguese captain does this in order to look towards the Portuguese flag as a patriotic respect situated in the stadium.
For the same reason, Argentina’s goalkeeper Willy Caballero stood sideways during the Argentina national anthem at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
A similar thing happened at Euro 2022 group-stage game between Wales and Switzerland in Baku. When Wales players show respect towards their fans that’s why they stood sideways during the national anthem against Switzerland so they could face their own fans in Baku.
Wales’ players stood sideways during national anthem | Reuters
During the match against Ghana, Ronaldo scored one single goal and became the first male footballer in history to score a goal in five different FIFA World Cups.
He overtook Pele and Germans Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose, who all scored in four World Cups. Ronaldo also extended his own world record tally of international goals to 118.
From being raised in a hard environment that would make even the strongest of men crumble to becoming one of the greatest athletes.
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