Nationwide Soccer
Carlos “el Pescado” Ruiz is the highest scorer in World Cup qualifiers, however CR7 and Messi are after his report
Virtually 8 years have handed since Carlos Ruiz left soccer, thus far he holds a scoring report that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have in sight.
Former ahead Carlos Ruiz after the quarterfinal recreation between Guatemala and Canada, on the Gillette Stadium in Boston, Mass. USA, within the 2007 Gold Cup. (Photograph Prensa Libre: Hemeroteca PL)
The qualifying matches for the 2026 Fifa World Cup have already begun. The dream of tens of millions of people who their nation is current in an important males’s nationwide workforce match on the planet is palpable once more and because of this many information and statistics come to mild.
Amongst these figures that draw the eye of all soccer followers, the Guatemalan stood out. Carlos Ruiz, who’s thus far the highest scorer in historical past in qualifying for the World Cup.
“Pescadito” Ruiz scored a complete of 39 objectives he scored in 47 video games all through 5 eliminatory processes. Ruiz retired in 2016, his report has been maintained for nearly eight years, nonetheless, in the present day there are as much as 4 lively gamers who’re stalking his mark.
The 2 who’re closest to attaining it are the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Argentine Lionel Messi who register 36 and 31 objectives respectively.
Though the one who’s closest is the Portuguese, Ronaldo won’t play within the qualifiers till 2025, whereas Messi has already performed the Conmebol qualifying video games in 2023 and on the finish of 2024 Argentina has extra matches scheduled.
Because of this the Rosario has a number of alternatives to get nearer to Ronaldo and even surpass the Guatemalan if he scores 9 objectives within the the rest of the yr.
The opposite two lively gamers who’re closest to the Guatemalan’s report are the Polish Robert Lewandowski who has 30 objectives and Luis Suárez of Uruguay with 29 objectives.
Carlos Ruiz’s desire
In September 2021, Guatemalan Carlos Ruiz shared a publication on his X account the place he mentioned that he most popular Cristiano Ronaldo to be the one to interrupt his report in qualifying rounds.
“I hope Cristiano breaks it so his nation and the world give him the worth that this report deserves. With me it appeared prefer it was straightforward and nugatory“mentioned the Guatemalan.
The Guatemalan Nationwide Staff started its path to the 2026 World Cup with a agency step by beating Dominica 6 objectives to 0 on Wednesday, June 5, and can play on Saturday, June 8, in opposition to the British Virgin Islands.
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