• He was the top scorer of the tournament,

• He was the centerpiece to the success of his team,

• He was consistent throughout the whole tournament, scored at least one goal in 6 out of the 7 games played,

• He performed at critical times,

-He scored the winning goal of the Semi-final to take his team to the final

-He scored both goals in the final that saw Brazil win their fifth title

• He scored a record total of 8 goals in the tournament, most since 1970, no other player has ever been able to score more than 6 goals at a single World Cup event in the Jules Rimmet era.

• Ronaldo was the best performer of the tournament on the stats sheet,