Within 4minutes, the Real Madrid striker found the back of the net from the penalty spot.
The goal was the fastest in a World Cup match since 1966, when Jose Augusto scored in the first minute of the fixture against Uruguay.
Also, Ronaldo has now scored in eight consecutive major tournaments, which include: World Cup, European Championships and Copa America - this has never been achieved before by any European or South American player.
Only Germany duo Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose and Brazil's Pele can boast of a comparable record at the World's most anticipated tournament.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo scored his 51st career Hat-trick (club & country) and also the 51st Hat-trick scored in World Cup history.
Although Portugal went all the way at Euro 2016, they haven’t been discussed among the favourites to lift the World Cup in Russia.
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