MOSCOW, November 25 – RIA Novosti. Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he is proud to be the only player to score in five World Cups.

The first round match of the World Cup group stage held in Qatar between the Portugal and Ghana national teams competing in Group H ended with Portugal’s score of 3:2. In the 65th minute, İsmail Elfat, the head referee of the match, made a penalty kick to the goal of the Ghana team, which was turned by Ronaldo. The striker became the first player to score in five World Cups. In addition, the Portuguese joined the record holders in the number of participation in the world championships.

“The important thing is that the team wins.[Manchester United’da]chapter closed, the focus is only on the World Cup. As I said, we wanted to start a new chapter. We won, we played well and I helped. The rest is not important,” he added.

On Tuesday, Manchester United announced the termination of the contract with Ronaldo by mutual agreement of the parties. The Portuguese previously said in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan that Manchester United betrayed him. He criticized the club’s management and coaching staff, stating that he did not respect the team’s head coach, Eric ten Hag.

Portugal will face Uruguay in the second round on November 28, while the Ghana team will face South Korea on the same day.