Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo set a new international record when he featured for his side against Liechtenstei...
This was a EURO 2024 qualifier, and Ronaldo needed to play to become the first men’s footballer to represent his country a whopping 197th time.
In doing so, Ronaldo surpassed Kuwait’s Bader Al-Mutawa who had featured 196 times for his country’s senior national team.
Ronaldo went into the encounter tied with Al-Mutawa on 196 international appearances for Portugal, and it was clear that he would start as captain.
Portugal centre forward Cristiano Ronaldo
Interestingly, Ronaldo netted twice on the night to help Portugal beat Liechtenstein 4-0
Furthermore, Ronaldo, 38, has scored in every single year for Portugal since making his international debut in 2004.
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