Portuguese hero Cristiano Ronaldo is happy with the victory over Ireland, which he scored with two goals.
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“Of all the records I’ve broken in my career – and fortunately there have been a few – this one is truly exceptional to me. It’s definitely on the shelf of success I’m really proud of,” Ronaldo said after the Instagram match.
“First of all, because every time I represent my country, it’s an extraordinary moment. I realize I’m playing for Portugal and showing the world what the Portuguese are. In addition, national team competitions have influenced me a lot since I was young. I watched my idols play after every second summer at the EURO and the World Championships, but mainly because scoring 111 goals for Portugal means 111 such moments as we had in the Algarve today, the joy of millions and millions of Portuguese around the world. “said the five-time Golden Ball winner, who has moved from Juventus to Manchester United in recent days, where he is returning after 12 years.
Cristiano Ronaldo winning it for Portugal in the dying seconds.pic.twitter.com/Orf4tWxbJz
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The pull of the 2016 European champions did not have to regret it on Wednesday evening, that he did not convert the penalty in the 15th minute, which the nineteen-year-old goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu from the three-league English Portsmouth caught.
In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo did not turn the penalty into a duel with Ireland.
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“It’s great with great players that sometimes they’re not so visible, but then they suddenly show what’s full in them,” coach Fernando Santos told Ronald. “We missed a few chances, which caused us less anxiety, but the players put everything into it and turned the match around. The result is well deserved,” said the coach.
Ronaldo confirmed the current great shooting form in a Portuguese jersey. He has scored eight goals in the last six national team matches. During this series, he came out empty only in the eighth finals of the European Championship, where Santos’s selection lost to Belgium 0: 1.
| Overview of football players with the highest number of national team goals: | |||
| Number of goals | Name | Earth | Period |
| 111 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | from 2003 |
| 109 | Ali Daeí | Iran | 1993-2006 |
| 89 | Mokhtar Dahari | Malaysia | 1972-85 |
| 84 | Ferenc Puskás | Hungary / Spain | [1945-62 |
| 79 | Godfrey Chitalu | Zambia | 1968-80 |
| 78 | Hussein Said | Iraq | 1977-90 |
| 77 | Skin | Brazil | 1957-71 |
| 76 | Ali Mabchut | SAE | since 2009 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | since 2005 | |
| 75 | Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | 1948-56 |
| Kunišige Kamamoto | Japan | 1964-77 | |
| Bashar Abdalláh | Kuwait | 1996-2018 | |
He achieved a record number of goals in 180 matches. His predecessor Daeí scored 109 goals in 149 duels between 1993 and 2006.
“Another reason why I value this success so much is that Ali Daei has set the bar very high. At one time I even thought I might never catch him. I congratulate him on keeping his record so long. And thanks for “that he always showed me such respect when I approached his record. I’m not closing my account yet,” Ronaldo said.
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