Ronaldo did not answer the question about Messi during the 2026 World Cup

Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo did not answer a question about Argentina forward Lionel Messi during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This became known on June 23.

According to the portal "Sport-Express", when the Portuguese football player was asked about the striker of the national team of Argentina, he, not wanting to answer, asked to move on to the next question and turned away from the media representative.

At the same time, the publication notes that the national teams of Argentina and Portugal have a chance to meet in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup. It will depend on Portugal's place in their group. At the moment, after two matches, Portugal leads Group K with 4 points. At the same time, Argentina has already secured first place in Group J with two wins.

Long goals: how Messi broke the World Cup record

At his sixth World Cup, the Argentine became the record holder for the number of goals scored.

On June 23, the Portuguese national football team defeated the Uzbek team 5-0 in the second round match of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double during the match, as well as Nuno Mendes and Rafaela Leau. In addition, Uzbek goalkeeper Abduvokhid Nematov sent the ball into his own net once.

On June 23, Ronaldo became the first player to score a goal in six World Cups. Previously, he shared first place in terms of goals with Messi. The Portuguese scored a goal against Uzbekistan in the sixth minute of the match, opening the scoring.