Meanwhile, the 33-year-old also became the first player since Portugal's Jose Torres to score with his right foot, left foot and head in a single World Cup campaign. Torres had achieved that feat in the 1966 World Cup.
Portugal star's 85th goal includes five hat-tricks, 14 braces, 38 goals in separate matches and one match where he scored four goals in a single match.
In his previous three World Cup --2006, 2010 and 2014-- campaigns, Ronaldo had scored three goals from 70 shots. However, in this edition, he has already scored four goals from just five shots.
Europe's all-time top international goal scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo - 85 goals
Ferenc Puskas - 84 goals
Sandor Kocsis - 75 goals
Miroslav Klose - 71 goals
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