Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 38 last month, won his 197th cap against Liechtenstein, surpassing Kuwaits Bader Al-Mutawa, as he returned to the Portugal ...

However, the 20-year-old Hojlund bundled home a header from close range in the 82nd minute to put his side back in front and then rifled home a stoppage-time shot to complete his hat-trick in his third international appearance, wrapping up the three points for Denmark. Ronaldo, who turned 38 last month, tucked in a penalty after Cancelo had been brought down before his rasping free-kick in the 63rd minute extended his record for the most goals in international football to 120. Cristiano Ronaldo tucked away a penalty and slammed home a free-kick as he set a new record for the most international caps in Portugal's 4-0 win over Liechtenstein in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the most capped men's player in international football after making his 197th Portugal appearance on Thursday.

He scored his first international goal during a Euro 2004 group stage game against Greece 10 months later. Ronaldo appeared as a substitute in both of his side's knockout matches. [Benfica](/soccer/team?id=1929) striker [Goncalo Ramos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/288896/Goncalo-Ramos), scored a hat trick in their 6-1 win over [Switzerland](/soccer/team?id=475) in the round of 16.

Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's international appearance record on Thursday by starting Portugal's Euro 2024 qualifier against Liechtenstein.

The Spaniard added his squad announcement was the "starting point" for Euro 2024, suggesting Ronaldo is likely to be involved if Portugal qualify for the tournament. But Martinez, who left his role as Belgium coach after the World Cup, has strongly defended his decision to keep Ronaldo in the fold. [goals](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/football/) in 10 matches for Al Nassr. [Portuguese](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/portugal/) starting XI during the World Cup in Qatar last year, won a 197th cap for his country. Ronaldo made his international debut in 2003 and became the first man to score in five World Cups last year before Portugal lost to Morocco in the quarter-finals. [playing for Saudi club Al Nassr](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221230-🔴-portugal-s-cristiano-ronaldo-signs-for-al-nassr-football-club-in-saudi-arabia) after an acrimonious end to his second spell at [Manchester United](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/manchester-united/).

A Cristiano Ronaldo brace, as well as goals from Joao Cancelo and Bernardo Silva, gave Portugal an easy win over Liechtenstein to open Euro 2024 qualifying.

Ronaldo provided the third, tucking a penalty into the bottom corner after Joao Cancelo was tripped inside the box. The captain added the fourth after an hour, blasting a free-kick off Buchel's palms and into the top corner, to round off a near-perfect start to his side's qualifying campaign. They grabbed a second shortly after the half, Bernardo Silva lashing a shot through a crowd of bodies and past a helpless Buchel.

With over 800 career goals and counting, Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the most lethal marksmen in the history of football. He is the all-time record ...

With over 800 career goals and counting, Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the most lethal marksmen in the history of football. In a career spanning more than two decades, the Portuguese superstar has broken numerous records to claim his place amongst the game's legends. He is the all-time record international goalscorer with 118 strikes, and also boasts of being the all-time leading scorer in the Uefa Champions League (140).

Cristiano Ronaldo sets a new record for most games played in men's international soccer after being selected to start for Portugal against Liechtenstein.

Cristiano Ronaldo remains part of Portugal's squad at 38 years of age, but is the iconic forward still captain of his country under Roberto Martinez?

They will be the team captains.” Ex-Belgium boss Martinez is now calling the shots, with The Portuguese have made a change in their dugout following a disappointing quarter-final defeat to Morocco at the 2022 World Cup, with Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos bringing his eight-year reign to a close.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on a record-breaking night for the captain as Portugal thrashed Liechtenstein 4-0 in their opening Euro 2024 qualifying ...

World Cup Ronaldo posts cryptic Instagram message as World Cup fallout continues

Cristiano Ronaldo admits the Saudi Pro League is not close to the Premier League, but says it has the potential to be one of the best in five years.

After struggling in his first couple of matches, Ronaldo has found his feet in the Middle East, [scoring nine goals in eight league](https://www.goal.com/en/lists/saudi-pro-league-top-scorers-2022-23-cristiano-ronaldo-talisca-carlos-race-golden-boot/blt681debc61580e427) appearances, [ including a stunning freekick from 30 yards ](https://www.goal.com/en/news/watch-cristiano-ronaldo-scores-free-kick-al-nassr/blt17398341378317f7)in a 2-1 win over Abha. Possibly it will be, in five to six years' time, if they continue this plan, the fourth or fifth most competitive league in the world." [be one of the leaders in the side in their upcoming 2024 European Championship qualifiers](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/is-cristiano-ronaldo-still-portugal-captain-roberto-martinez-leadership-plan-euro-2024/bltbad3c88dc2e7095d). [ joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr](https://www.goal.com/en/news/cristiano-ronaldo-joins-al-nassr-former-man-utd-forward-75m-year-deal-saudi-arabian-side/blt10746de6fbb97914) a month later after a disappointing 2022 World Cup campaign with Portugal. They should look at the Saudi championship differently," Ronaldo told reporters. WHAT THEY SAID: "I feel really good.

Cristiano Ronaldo started in Portugal's 4-0 win over Lichtenstein to make his 197th appearance and become the most-capped player in the history of the ...

In the event they don't manage to lure him to Saudi Arabia, they could make a move Neymar. The Ligue 1 champions want to part ways with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Sergio Ramos. Meanwhile, according to Goal, Al-Nassr rivals Al-Hilal are willing to land Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo perhaps should have been awarded a hat-trick in Portugal's 4-0 win over Liechtenstein on Thursday.Ronaldo was making a record 197t.

“It was an obvious next step from the attitude and the work we did in training. Neither the referee nor his assistants managed to see the touch off Ronaldo and Cancelo was awarded with the goal. But the 38-year-old was in no doubt as to who got the final touch and he ran away in celebration with his hand held aloft, claiming the goal.

He would achieve tremendous success at Santiago Bernabeu, including four Champions League titles. He would end up leaving the club in 2018 in order to join ...

Real Madrid fans will be happy to hear that Ronaldo did not consider joining city rivals, Atletico Madrid. In the summer, there had been rumours that Ronaldo was even open to a transfer to Atletico Madrid in order to remain in the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo is a Real Madrid icon and most probably the greatest player to ever pull on the royal white jersey.

Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken of his pride at breaking another record on a “special” night that earned him a 197th cap for Portugal.

[grown accustomed to rewriting the history books](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/cristiano-ronaldo-records-listed/blte685b372ff7aeb69) down the years, with another entry added to his remarkable sporting fairytale on Thursday when turning out for his country in a Euro 2024 qualifier against Lichtenstein. [MUST READ: How to build a €10m wonderkid](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/how-build-10m-wonderkid-rise-nxgn-andreas-schjelderup-nordsjaelland-football-university/blt99474762c14c5e90) He now boasts [120 efforts for Portugal – a record haul](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/cristiano-ronaldo-top-20-international-goalscorers-all-time/1rr9rvhlbe7zz1jrj4oj9cakgf) – and has made more appearances than anybody else in men’s international football.

Nevertheless, it marks yet another page in the record books painted a familiar shade of CR7. So, how has the omnipresent Portuguese international accrued such a ...

But Italy are the only nation Ronaldo has faced more than once and is still yet to register a goal or win against. Ronaldo has come up against the Balkan side on four separate occasions and though he is yet to lose to Albania, he has never scored against the Eagles. The only competition between 2006 and 2020 in which Portugal avoided Germany was Euro 2016, which Ronaldo and his nation won. Lithuania are the only international team to have conceded more than one Ronaldo hat-trick. Lithuania, however, have only had the displeasure of coming up against Ronaldo three times yet still conceded seven goals. Incidentally, 137 of Ronaldo's caps have come as his team's skipper - Joao Moutinho (146) is the only Portuguese man with more total appearances for his nation.