HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals to help Portugal roll to a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan at the World Cup on Tuesday, bouncing back after a disappointing performance in the team’s opening match.
The 41-year-old Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different World Cup tournaments with his goals, adding another impressive accomplishment to his storied career. He was named man of the match.
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Uzbekistan's Abduvohid Nematov (12) scores an own goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) CORRECTION - Corrects player who scored an own goal to Abduvohid Nematov (12)
Uzbekistan goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov (12) scores an own goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (7) celebrates with Portugal's Pedro Neto (18), Portugal's Bruno Fernandes (8) and Portugal's Joao Cancelo (20) after scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts on the ground near Portugal's Bruno Fernandes (8) during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the pitch after the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Congo in Houston, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Congo in Houston, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The victory gives Portugal four points in Group K. Colombia, which has three points in the group, plays Congo on Tuesday night in Guadalajara.
Some critics questioned if Ronaldo should remain in the starting lineup after a forgettable performance in Portugal’s 1-1 draw with Congo. But coach Roberto Martínez stuck with the superstar and his decision paid off almost immediately with Ronaldo putting the team up 1-0 in the sixth minute.
He put João Cancelo's cross into the net with his right foot to make his latest mark on history. Ronaldo then made his signature SIUUU celebration before running toward the bench and celebrating with his teammates.
Ronaldo scored again in the 39th minute when he got a pass from Bruno Fernandes and scored with his right foot just inside the near post to make it 3-0. Nuno Mendes had made it 2-0 off a free kick in the 17th minute.
Portugal took a 4-0 lead on an own-goal in the 60th minute. Rafael Leão, who entered the game in the 83rd, extended the advantage to 5-0 in the 87th minute. He crouched down, smiled and posed for the camera after his score.
Uzbekistan midfielder Azizjon Ganiev looked to have scored in the 30th minute, but it was overturned after a video review showed Abbosbek Fayzullaev fouled João Cancelo just before the play.
While Martínez kept Ronaldo as a starter, he did make two changes to the lineup. He benched midfielder Bernardo Silva for João Félix and started defender Rúben Dias, who sat out the opener with an injury, over Tomas Araújo.
Ronaldo had a great chance to score in the fourth minute when he took a cross from Mendes and just missed with his right foot as he slid to the grass. He shook his head and made a hand gesture indicating it was close.
But it wasn’t long before he scored put Portugal on top.
He had a chance for a hat trick at the end of second-half injury time, but his shot was just off.
Uzbekistan next plays on Saturday night in Atlanta against Congo. Portugal’s final group match is against Colombia on Saturday night in Miami.
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Uzbekistan's Abduvohid Nematov (12) scores an own goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) CORRECTION - Corrects player who scored an own goal to Abduvohid Nematov (12)
Uzbekistan goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov (12) scores an own goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (7) celebrates with Portugal's Pedro Neto (18), Portugal's Bruno Fernandes (8) and Portugal's Joao Cancelo (20) after scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts on the ground near Portugal's Bruno Fernandes (8) during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the pitch after the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Congo in Houston, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Congo in Houston, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited a Mack Truck facility in the swing state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, attempting to shift attention to the U.S. economy in his first major public event outside the nation's capital since he signed an interim agreement to end the Iran war.
Trump's trip to Macungie, in the Allentown suburbs, comes as he works to try to put the conflict — and the higher gasoline prices it caused — in the rearview mirror as November midterm elections draw closer.
It is the president's fifth second-term visit to Pennsylvania, a key state whose support in 2016 and 2024 helped him to win the White House. The Macungie, Pennsylvania, facility is in the 7th Congressional District, where incumbent Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie faces Democratic challenger Bob Brooks in November.
The visit comes amid rising prices that could color the verdict voters render on Trump's stewardship in the fall. About one-third of U.S. adults approved of Trump’s approach to the economy, according to a June Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. That’s in line with last month for Trump on the issue.
The Iran war, which began Feb. 28, has also been a politically difficult issue for the president. Most Americans continued to disapprove of his handling of Iran, according to the June AP-NORC poll, which was being fielded as Trump announced a tentative deal with Iran and concluded just before the interim agreement was signed last week. It found about two-thirds, 65%, of U.S. adults disapprove of how the president is handling issues with Iran, unchanged from May.
Still, while most Democrats and independents view Trump’s actions negatively, only about 3 in 10 of Republicans are unhappy.
Trump was in the kind of swing district that may prove pivotal to Republicans holding narrow control of the House, where a loss could hobble the president's final two years in office. Mackenzie, a freshman lawmaker, is looking to hold onto a district Democrats have targeted to flip. Brooks, president of the state firefighters' union, has support from Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who's also seeking reelection this year.
Trump's predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, also visited the Mack Truck facility to highlight regulations aimed at promoting manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing employment peaked in 1979 at nearly 19.6 million jobs. It trended downward after the 2001 recession and the 2007-09 Great Recession. The figure now stands at 12.6 million as of May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Trump did a private tour of the factory, then gave a speech from a stage erected on the factory floor with rows of workers in fluorescent safety vests standing behind him under a large “America Workers First” banner. Two red and white trucks frame the stage where a lectern bearing the presidential seal has been set up.
“For more than 100 years, this legendary company has been making trucks right here in eastern Pennsylvania, building the heavy duty machinery that keeps our economy rolling, our factories moving, and our industries roaring all across the nation,” the president said.
Trump urged the crowd to support Mackenzie, saying of his trip, “I'm not doing this for my health.”
Trump also said he was pushing policies to promote “America first” and said that he stood up to Iran to ensure that it never developed a nuclear weapon. The president also trumpeted the stiff tariffs he imposed on U.S. trade partners around the world before the Supreme Court found most of them unconstitutional.
In 2025, the truck facility got hit by market uncertainty, including the tariffs Trump imposed, and about 170 people were laid off, according to Mack spokesperson Kimberly Pupillo. She added that by the end of last year almost 150 people were recalled to work and anyone laid off last year was given the chance to return.
There are about 2,800 workers at Mack, Pupillo said.
At a pizzeria down the road from the truck facility, workers and diners said they'd heard about the president’s visit and recalled Biden’s trip to the plant.
George Carver, a retired elementary school principal, said he wasn’t a fan of Trump’s: “I’m looking for a president who’ll clean up this mess,” he said, meaning improve the economy and better handle the war in Iran and immigration.
“I’m looking for someone who’s gonna tell the truth — that could be a Democrat or Republican,” Carver said.
Trump's visit underscores Pennsylvania's status as a crucial swing state.
Trump visited Mount Pocono in December to road test messages that he's addressing affordability; in July 2025, he was in Pittsburgh to tout tens of billions of dollars of recent energy and technology investments in the state; in June 2025, he was in West Mifflin to tell steelworkers he was doubling the tariff on steel imports to protect the industry; and in March 2025 he attended the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia.
Denise Green, a retired software trainer, was among a handful of people protesting the visit at a McDonald’s across the street from the plant. She held a sign that said “Hey DJT Why are you ruining our country?”
Green said she was a former Republican who became a Democrat in 2007 because her original party backed policies where “all the money" was going to the rich.
Green said her key issue was Social Security funding, which she said she’ll need but is worried could run out.
“It’s outrageous,” she said.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking Air Force One at Reading Regional Airport, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People wave as President Donald Trump's motorcade goes by Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking Air Force One at Reading Regional Airport, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump prepares to board Air Force One, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
