Cristiano Ronaldo became only the second player to score a WorldCup goal as a free agent.Manchester United mutually terminated his contract recently, leaving the Portuguese star a free agent ahead of the Qatar tournament. The 37-year-old netted on Thursday night in the maiden Group H encounter against Ghana from the spot and thus joined former Argentine star Alberto Tarantini on this extremely short list of the players that netted at the World Cup whole being unattached to any club.Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup novelty spanning five editions and sixteen yearsA few months before the 1978 World Cup, Argentine defender Alberto Tarantini had a contractual dispute with Boca Juniors that left him without a club. Argentina went on to win the tournament with Tarantini in the squad, scoring one of the team’s six goals against Peru in more than the controversial do-or-die game (they had to win with at least a four-goal margin to reach the final). He still remains the only player to have ever lifted the Jules Rimet trophy while unattached. 🗓️ GOLEADA A PERÚ Y CLASIFICACIÓN A LA FINAL➡️ El 21 de junio de 1978 Argentina vencía a Perú por 6 a 0 y obtenía la clasificación a la final del Mundial disputado en territorio nacional⚽ Kempes -2-, Luque -2-, Alberto Tarantini y René Houseman, los goles argentinos pic.twitter.com/rwsRu3D3Y3— Facu Novillo (@facundo_novillo) June 21, 2020 But maybe, Cristiano is about to join him in that record, too. What do you reckon? ##NAJAVA_MECA_6843404##
