Cristiano Ronaldo shuts down reporter's Lionel Messi question in awkward moment after two-goal win

Cristiano Ronaldo’s planetary extremity drought ended successful expansive manner connected Tuesday day successful Houston, arsenic helium scored doubly successful the 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan.

The Portuguese legendary striker was successful bully spirits passim the match, but 1 question that helium got during his post-match interrogation rubbed him the incorrect way.

And it progressive a examination to Argentina’s Lionel Messi.

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts aft the archetypal fractional during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K lucifer betwixt Portugal and Uzbekistan astatine Houston Stadium successful Houston, Texas, connected June 23, 2026. (Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images)

Ronaldo was astatine the podium for his questions with reporters, erstwhile 1 of them began to sermon Messi. Ronaldo rapidly turned distant and asked different newsman to, "Go ahead," intelligibly not wanting to speech astir thing related to the antheral helium has been compared to passim his career.

Tense and awkward would surely beryllium a mode to picture the moment, and the different reporters got the memo arsenic nary different Messi questions were asked during Ronaldo’s session.

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 Before scoring successful the sixth infinitesimal against Uzbekistan, Ronaldo, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, went 10 matches without scoring a extremity successful a large planetary tourney for his country. It dated backmost to November 2022, and things lone escalated aft a lackluster show successful a 1-1 gully against DR Congo successful Portugal’s archetypal World Cup match.

Meanwhile, Messi made World Cup past successful his latest match, arsenic helium broke Miroslav Klose’s all-time goals grounds aft potting 2 much successful this tournament. Messi already has 5 goals done 2 matches, scoring a chapeau instrumentality successful Argentina’s archetypal triumph implicit Algeria earlier handling Austria.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Argentina airs during the authoritative FIFA World Cup 2026 representation sessions successful Kansas City and Palm Beach, Florida, up of their last World Cup appearances. (Pat Elmont and Karl Bridgeman/FIFA)

Messi present has 18 full World Cup goals for his illustrious career, portion Ronaldo has 10. They both, however, are the lone men successful past to person played successful six World Cups.

It whitethorn person been a slower commencement for Ronaldo successful this tournament, but similar the different superstars who person been connected afloat show – France’s Kylian Mbappe is closing successful connected Messi’s goals record, portion Erling Haaland can’t halt scoring for Norway – helium knew he’d amusement up sooner than later.

"Sooner oregon later, I’m there. It’s astir continuing the work," Ronaldo told reporters, per ESPN. "I genuinely judge that God helps those who enactment hard. It’s ever been that mode successful my career, nothing’s going to change. I’m precise happy."

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the transportation aft the archetypal fractional during the World Cup Group K lucifer betwixt Portugal and Congo successful Houston connected June 17, 2026. (Karen Warren/AP)

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Ronaldo astir had his ain chapeau trick, with chances successful the 2nd fractional that didn’t rotation his way. He besides elected to forego a escaped footwear conscionable extracurricular Uzbekistan’s box, wherever Nuno Mendes shocked everyone and took the changeable for his archetypal extremity of the tournament.

Ronaldo, 41, has been questioned by fans whether helium tin inactive supply the striking prowess he’s ever displayed, particularly connected the satellite stage. That statement was silenced a spot aft this match, but Portugal has a harder trial this Saturday erstwhile they look Colombia, wherever they indispensable triumph to instrumentality Group K. Colombia has defeated DR Congo and Uzbekistan.

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