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• Ronaldo Sets Record in Shutout Win Over Ghana

Ronaldo broke free early, flashed past Ghana's flailing goalkeeper and poked the ball into the net. With one swift move in the fifth minute Tuesday in Dortmund, Germany, the superstar striker overtook German Gerd Mueller as the greatest scorer in World Cup history, spoiled Ghana's scrappy debut and put defending champion Brazil into its fourth straight quarterfinals.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• June 28, 2006

• Brazel 3, Ghana 0 - Ronaldo Sets Mark in Victory

DORTMUND, Germany -- Ronaldo broke free early, flashed past Ghana's flailing goalkeeper, and poked the ball into the net. With one swift move in the fifth minute Tuesday, the superstar striker overtook German Gerd Mueller as the greatest scorer in World Cup history, spoiled Ghana's scrappy debut, and put defending champion Brazil into its fourth straight quarterfinals.

• The Columbian
• July 04, 2006

• Brazil, Ronaldo Victors

Ronaldo broke free early, flashed past Ghana's flailing goalkeeper and poked the ball into the net. With one swift move in the fifth minute Tuesday in Dortmund, Germany, the superstar striker overtook German Gerd Mueller as the greatest scorer in World Cup history, spoiled Ghana's scrappy debut and put defending champion Brazil into its fourth straight quarterfinals.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• July 04, 2006

• Ronaldo Sets Scoring Mark in Brazil's Win

DORTMUND, Germany -Brazil ended Ghana's scrappy World Cup debut Tuesday with three streaking goals, the first an early flash by Ronaldo that made him the most prolific scorer in tournament history. Ronaldo netted his 15th World Cup goal in the fifth minute, breaking German Gerd Mueller's all-time tournament scoring record, and hopes his mark goes beyond Brazil's 3-0 win over Ghana.

• Augusta Chronicle, The
• July 13, 2006

• Ronaldo Kicks It Up a Notch ; Claims Goal Record, Propels Brazil Past Ghana Into Quarters

DORTMUND, Germany Ronaldo broke free early, flashed past Ghana's flailing goalkeeper and poked the ball into the net. With one swift move in the fifth minute Tuesday, the superstar striker overtook German Gerd Mueller as the greatest scorer in World Cup history, spoiled Ghana's scrappy debut and put defending champion Brazil into its fourth straight quarterfinals.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• June 28, 2006

• Brazil Ends Ghana's Run: ; World Cup

DORTMUND, Germany - Brazil ended Ghana's scrappy World Cup debut Tuesday with three streaking goals, the first an early flash by Ronaldo that made him the most prolific scorer in tournament history. Ronaldo got his 15th World Cup goal in the fifth minute - putting him past German Gerd Mueller as the tournament's all-time leading scorer - and Adriano and Ze Roberto added one each to give Brazil the 3-0 win.

• Charleston Gazette
• June 28, 2006

• World Cup in Review

Sweden's Markus Allback scored the 2,000th goal in World Cup history. It was Sweden's first goal in its 2-2 draw with England in a Group B match. Goal No. 1,000 was scored by Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands in 1978. Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal to become the tournament's all-time leading scorer, topping German Gerd Mueller's record by one goal.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• July 09, 2006

• World Class Romp

Spain gets lucky JOHANNESBURG -- Spain found just enough of the beautiful game -- and a touch of good luck -- to advance to the World Cup semifinals, beating Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday night. David Villa took the tournament scoring lead with his fifth goal, which banked in off both posts in the 83th minute. The goal finished off a brilliant, three-way passing combination that typifies the way the European champions like to play. It sent Spain into the World Cup's final four for the first time in 60 years. Spain faces Germany on Wednesday in Durban -- a reprise of its 1-0 victory in the Euro 2008 final. CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Don't mess with Germany, on or off the field.

... World Cups, tying him with German great Gerd Mueller for second place on the all-time list. Bra...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• July 04, 2010

• Germany Vs. Spain Semifinal has Feel of a Championship Fight

By Nancy Armour The Associated Press

... against Argentina, moved into a tie with Gerd Mueller for second place on the all-time scoring l...

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• July 07, 2010

• Máximo Goleador de Los Mundiales

Nunca fue mi objetivo" romper el récord, afirmó [Ronaldo]. "Fue ocurriendo con cada partido". Sostuvo que la marca es fruto de "mucho trabajo, mucho sacrificio", y repitió el lema de toda la selección desde que llegó a [Alemania]: que su principal meta es ganar el sexto campeonato y no los logros individuales. Ronaldo llegó a Alemania empatado con Pelé como el mayor anotador brasileño en mundiales, pero lucía lejos de superarlo tras dos partidos grises frente a Croacia y Australia en los que apenas se movió y parecía listo para irse a la banca.

... necesitó de cuatro mundiales para empatar a Gerd Mueller en la tabla de cañoneros de las Copa del ...

• La Prensa; Longwood, Fla.
• August 10, 2009