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Detailed explanation-1: -DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana on Thursday. The 37-year-old striker converted a penalty in the 65th minute to give Portugal a 1-0 lead.

Detailed explanation-2: -Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first male player to score in 5 World Cups. Cristiano Ronaldo made history Thursday as the first male player to score in five World Cups in Portugal’s opening game in Qatar against Ghana.

Detailed explanation-3: -Matthaus captained West Germany to the 1990 World Cup title in Italy, following final losses in 1982 and 1986. He also took part in the 1994 and 1998 editions for Germany, becoming the second player to play in five different FIFA World Cup tournaments, after Mexico’s Antonio Carbajal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Russian striker Oleg Salenko holds the record for the most goals scored in a FIFA World Cup match. His five goals against Cameroon at the 1994 World Cup in the USA continue to be a record.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since the first goal scored by French player Lucien Laurent at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, almost 1,300 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, of whom 101 have scored five or more.