Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First-Ever Knockout Stage Goal At World Cup

The wait is over. Just over 20 years after making his FIFA World Cup debut, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first-ever knockout stage goal for Portugal at the tournament. Portugal was awarded a penalty kick in the 65h minute of Portugal’s round of 32 match against Croatia on Thursday at Toronto Stadium and Ronaldo converted it from the spot. Ronaldo thought he had his first-ever knockout stage match goal at the World Cup just moments earlier, but it was called offside.