The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway, and Cristiano Ronaldo is once again at the center of global attention. At 41, the Portuguese forward is participating in his sixth World Cup edition.

Ronaldo’s most iconic World Cup moment remains his hat-trick against Spain on June 15, 2018, a 3-3 draw. He scored a penalty in the 4th minute, added another goal in the 44th, and sealed the performance with a stunning free-kick in the 88th minute. That match made him the oldest player to record a hat-trick in World Cup history.

From the pitch to the blockchain

Ronaldo’s partnership with Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, produced the CR7 NFT collections around the 2022 World Cup. Those…