Editing Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) (section)

===2006 FIFA World Cup===
[[File:Ronaldo mural.jpg|thumb|right|Ronaldo mural in Berlin promoting Brazilian [[The Beautiful Game|Joga Bonito]] style of play. The work was commissioned by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] prior to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.]]

On 2 June 2004, Ronaldo scored an unusual [[hat-trick]] of penalties for Brazil against [[Argentina–Brazil football rivalry|arch-rivals]] Argentina in a [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2006 World Cup qualifying match]], which put them top of the group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3771951.stm |title=Brazil 3-1 Argentina: Ronaldo hit a hat-trick of penalties as Brazil sank arch-rivals Argentina 3-1 in a World Cup qualifier |date=3 June 2004 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=4 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704002305/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3771951.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> With 10 goals in 15 games, including a goal against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] in the last game to secure first place, Ronaldo was the South American top scorer in Brazil's qualifying campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/team_guides/4369120.stm |title=World Cup 2006: Brazil team guide |date=22 May 2006 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=7 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307133741/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/team_guides/4369120.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to the tournament, questions were asked of his weight and fitness,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/worldcup/2006/ronaldo-what-is-fat_sto894714/story.shtml |title=Ronaldo: "What is fat?" |date=29 May 2006 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=Eurosport |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030215937/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Homewood |first=Brian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/10/worldcup2006.sport10 |title=Ronaldo fed up with 'fat' jibes |date=10 June 2006 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202149/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/10/worldcup2006.sport10 |url-status=live }}</ref> but was declared fit for Brazil's opening match with [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/brazil/5052234.stm |title=Ronaldo fit for Brazil Cup opener |date=6 June 2006 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030215937/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/brazil/5052234.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], Ronaldo was part of a much-publicized "magic quartet" alongside [[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]], [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Kaká]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vickery |first=Tim |title=Kaka's spectacular run with Milan and Brazil overshadowed by his successors |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/brazil/205/blog/post/3316565/kakas-spectacular-run-with-milan-and-brazil-overshadowed-by-his-successors |agency=ESPN |access-date=30 July 2018 |date=18 December 2017 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142032/http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/brazil/205/blog/post/3316565/kakas-spectacular-run-with-milan-and-brazil-overshadowed-by-his-successors |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil give magic quartet another chance to shine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/27/worldcup2006.sport9 |last1=Bellos |first1=Alex |last2=Brodkin |first2=Jon |location=Dortmund |date=27 June 2006 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=8 September 2018 |archive-date=8 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908093107/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/27/worldcup2006.sport9 |url-status=live }}</ref> The all-star Brazilian team was promoted as masters of [[The Beautiful Game|Joga Bonito]], "the beautiful game", which was advertised by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] before the tournament.<ref>Antony Young (2007). "Profitable Marketing Communications: A Guide to Marketing Return on Investment". p. 138. Kogan Page Publishers,</ref><ref>Steve Hatch, Jim Taylor (2009). "Rigorous Magic: Communication Ideas and their Application". John Wiley & Sons.</ref> Although Brazil won their first two group games against Croatia and [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], Ronaldo was repeatedly jeered for being overweight and slow,<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/ronaldo-set-for-corinthians-unveiling-1062426.html?action=gallery&ino=10 "At the 2006 World Cup Ronaldo was jeered for being overweight and too slow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725112534/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/ronaldo-set-for-corinthians-unveiling-1062426.html?action=gallery&ino=10 |date=25 July 2018 }}. ''The Independent''. Retrieved 26 May 2014</ref> but coach [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]] kept him in the starting lineup.<ref name="Japan06">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853416.stm |title=Japan 1-4 Brazil: Brazil striker Ronaldo became the joint highest scorer in World Cup history as he scored twice against Japan |date=22 June 2006 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=3 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203115939/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853416.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

With two goals against [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in the third match, Ronaldo became the 20th player to score in three World Cups and also equalled the all-time World Cup finals scoring record of fourteen, held by [[Gerd Müller]] (Ronaldo scored at [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France 98]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea/Japan 2002]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|Germany 2006]]).<ref name="Japan06"/> He then broke Müller's record in the Round of 16 match against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] by scoring his fifteenth-career World Cup goal.<ref name="FIFA Profile"/><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991528.stm "Brazil 3-0 Ghana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314022926/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991528.stm |date=14 March 2009 }}. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2014</ref> With his third goal of the tournament, Ronaldo became only the second player ever, after [[Jürgen Klinsmann]], to score at least three goals in each of three World Cups.<ref>Jimmy Greaves (2008). "Football's Great Heroes and Entertainers". p. 1998. Hatchtt.</ref> Brazil, however, were knocked out by France 1–0 with a goal by striker [[Thierry Henry]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991616.stm "Brazil 0-1 France"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122073411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991616.stm |date=22 January 2009 }}. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2014</ref> Ronaldo was awarded the Bronze Shoe as the third-highest goal-scorer of the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Official FIFA Awards: Zidane wins adidas Golden Ball award |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2006/m=7/news=2006-fifa-world-cup-official-fifa-awards-zidane-wins-adidas-golden-bal-16415.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929125617/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2006/m=7/news=2006-fifa-world-cup-official-fifa-awards-zidane-wins-adidas-golden-bal-16415.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2015|agency=FIFA.com|date=25 March 2018}}</ref>

Having been listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', Ronaldo stated, "I am proud of my career and of the records I set. But I know that one day they will be broken."<ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup Rewind: Ronaldo sets all-time goals world record |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-ronaldo-sets-all-time-goals-world-record-328632 |access-date=13 September 2018 |work=Guinness World Records |archive-date=19 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919000051/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-ronaldo-sets-all-time-goals-world-record-328632 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ronaldo and Klinsmann's shared record of at least three goals in three separate World Cup finals was broken by German striker [[Miroslav Klose]], who has a record of at least four goals in each of three tournaments, having netted five at both the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 finals]], and four at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 tournament]].<ref>{{cite news|title=World Cup rewind: Miroslav Klose beats Ronaldo's all-time goals record|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-miroslav-klose-beats-ronaldos-all-time-goals-record-as-germany-524073|access-date=4 September 2018|work=Guinness World Records|archive-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904084703/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-miroslav-klose-beats-ronaldos-all-time-goals-record-as-germany-524073|url-status=live}}</ref> Ronaldo finished with fifteen goals in nineteen World Cup matches, for an average of 0.79 per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=92699/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314222156/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=92699/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2008 |title=FIFA Player Statistics: Ronaldo |publisher=FIFA.com |date=25 July 2014 |access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> His teammate Kaká reflected, "Ronaldo is the best player I have ever played with. I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kaka: I prefer Brazilian Ronaldo over Cristiano |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2013/11/05/4384755/kaka-i-prefer-brazilian-ronaldo-over-cristiano |access-date=20 September 2018 |work=Goal |archive-date=20 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234408/http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2013/11/05/4384755/kaka-i-prefer-brazilian-ronaldo-over-cristiano |url-status=live }}</ref>