Cristiano Ronaldo marked his record-breaking 2 hundredth look for Portugal with a last-gasp winner towards Iceland.
The Al Nassr star was named within the beginning XI towards Iceland, spearheading the assault alongside Rafael Leao and Bernardo Silva.
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Pre-match Ronaldo was awarded a Guinness World Report accolade earlier than kick-off for his landmark achievement the place he turns into the primary male participant to ever make 200 worldwide appearances.
And in true Ronaldo trend, he marked the occasion with a last-minute winner when he tucked in Goncalo Inacio’s knockdown, making it an evening to recollect for the striker.
The cap is one more an unbelievable achievement for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, whose profession has been affected by spectacular achievements.
He’s already the best goalscorer in males’s worldwide soccer with 123, his newest approaching Tuesday evening, in addition to being the one participant to take part in 5 European Championships.
Earlier than kick-off, Ronaldo was over the moon to land his newest document.
He mentioned: “200 video games performed proves the love I’ve for my nation.
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“For me, it’s an especially vital milestone. It means so much. [Two hundred] is a lovely quantity that [no men’s player] has.
“I am very proud as a result of that is one thing I by no means thought I might attain. And I am persevering with to set data.”
Portugal high their Euro 2024 qualifying group at the moment and there’s each likelihood that Ronaldo might play in his sixth event.
The previous Manchester United star has already received the competitors when he lifted the trophy in 2016.
He additionally led the Selecao to victory within the inaugural Nations League three years later, the place Goncalo Guedes scored the one objective within the remaining towards the Netherlands.
Nevertheless, if Ronaldo needed to land the document for the outright most caps in soccer, he has some option to go.
Kristine Lilly is the document cap holder with 354 worldwide appearances for the USA ladies’s facet.
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