Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo witnessed an emotional moment before facing Colombia in the final and life-or-death match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage. Ahead of this important match, Ronaldo's mother Maria Dolores Aveiro sent a very touching message to her son, in which she expressed deep pride in her son's unique feat of creating history. In a video message shared from FIFA's official handle, Maria said that she is very proud that her son is constantly rewriting the history of football. At the same time, she thanked the millions of fans who are by Ronaldo's side around the world and said that Ronaldo has given a lot to the world of football and as a mother, she is always by her son's side. Finally, Maria wished her son all the best with the slogan 'Go Portugal', expressing her love for the Portugal team and fans. Portugal's opponents in the final match of the group stage are now the powerful Colombia, who have won their first two matches. On the other hand, Portugal, who are in second place in the group with 4 points from one win and one draw, and captain Ronaldo, need to pull off a dominant victory in this match to secure a ticket to the last 32. Portugal, which faced criticism after a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first match, turned things around in a great way in the second match. In that huge 5-0 win against Uzbekistan, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double alone, with the remaining goals coming from the feet of Nuno Mendes and Rafael Leao. Thanks to that double, the 41-year-old legend reached a unique height in international and World Cup football. With that historic performance against Uzbekistan, Ronaldo set an incredible record as the only footballer in the world to score in six different World Cups in a row. At the same time, he surpassed Portugal's all-time great Eusebio (9 goals) to become the highest scorer for Portugal in a World Cup with 10 goals. To honor this unique world record, sportswear manufacturer Nike has specially created a golden-colored 'Gold Scorpion' Mercurial Superfly 11 boot for Ronaldo, which has his iconic moniker 'CR7' engraved in white letters. Ronaldo was seen sweating in these special golden boots during training ahead of the Colombia match. With his mother's inspirational message and these special shoes on his feet, CR7 is all set to advance further in the race for the Golden Boot and take Portugal to the knockout stages.
