Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all-time international goalscoring record on Wednesday in a stunning late show for his side, with his 110th and...
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all-time international goalscoring record on Wednesday in a stunning late show for his side, with his 110th and 111th Portugal goals taking him past Iranian great Ali Daei’s mark.
The 36-year-old, whose return to Manchester United from Juventus was confirmed on Tuesday, scored an 89th-minute equaliser in Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Faro. And then Ronaldo snatched all three points for Portugal in the sixth minute of injury time, rising highest to power in a header from Joao Mario’s right-wing cross.
He had earlier missed a first-half penalty.
THE RECORD-BREAKING GOAL FOR RONALDO đź‘‘ pic.twitter.com/RXZO2aVQy0
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RONALDO FOR THE WIN!!!
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Portugal sit top of Group A with 10 points from four matches, although Serbia are only three points behind with a game in hand.
The group winners qualify automatically for next year’s finals in Qatar, with the runners-up heading into the play-offs.
Ronaldo had the chance to do it against Belgium in the round of 16 at Euro 2020 but that match ended in a 1-0 defeat for the 2016 champions. Earlier in that tournament, the second of Ronaldo’s penalties against France was his 109th for Portugal on his 178th appearance, then equalling the world...
