Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a diploma to commemorate the historic occasion, which is just the latest in a long list of achievements for the former Real Madrid and Manchester United great.
On his 200th international appearance, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late victory as Portugal defeated Iceland 1-0 on Tuesday to maintain their unbeaten start to Euro 2024 qualifying. On a night when he also extended his men’s international caps record in Reykjavik, the 38-year-old striker guided in from close range in the 89th minute for his 123rd Portugal goal. “It’s an incredible achievement for me, it’s amazing.” “Of course, scoring the winning goal makes it even more special,” Ronaldo told UEFA.com.
“We didn’t play so well but sometimes football is like that,” added Ronaldo, who made his international debut at 18 in August 2003. According to Arab News
“But we scored a goal and, in my opinion, we deserved it. I’m so happy because of 200 caps, but this is even more special.”
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Ronaldo was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a diploma to honor the historic moment, which is the latest in a long line of achievements for the former Real Madrid and Manchester United great.
Ronaldo failed to score in last week’s 3-0 triumph against Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite scoring twice in each of Portugal’s qualifiers in March, albeit against Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.
He was caught offside often against Iceland and headed barely over at a corner early in the second half.
But he silenced those who questioned coach Roberto Martinez’s decision to call him up again, scoring after Iceland was reduced to 10 men after Willum Thor Willumsson was sent off.
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