Ronaldo Breaks Men’s International Caps Record
Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his world-record 197th international caps by scoring twice for Portugal during their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Liechtenstein
Ronaldo, 38, has now set a news men’s record by scoring 120 goals in international appearance.
He made his international debut in 2003 and in Qatar last year became the first man to score in five World Cups.
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He had levelled him during the World Cup but there were uncertainty over his international future after Portugal’s elimination by Morocco at the quarter-final stage.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner found himself dropped from the Portuguese starting XI at the tournament but justified his selection as captain in new manager Roberto Martinez’s first game in charge.
In November, Ronaldo became the first player to score 800 top-level career goals and he also holds a host of other men’s individual records for both club and country including:
- Most Champions League goals (140)
- Most Champions League appearances (183)
- Most Champions League wins (5)
- Only player to score in three Champions League finals
- Appeared in most European Championship finals (5)
- Most goals in European Championship finals (14)
- Most Euro and World Cup final goals combined (22)
- Most international goals in world football (120)
- Most international goals in competitive fixtures (100)
- The first player to score 10 hat-tricks in men’s international football
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