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Cristiano Ronaldo Break The International Individual Goal Scoring Record

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Cristiano Ronaldo has officially broken the most goals by a player in their International Football Career. After scoring a brace against Ireland, Cristiano Ronaldo broke Ali Daei’s previously held record. With this Cristiano Ronaldo has officially scored 111 goals in International matches with Portugal.

After the first half of the Portugal vs Ireland match, Portugal was trailing 1-0 behind. Until the 88 minutes, it seemed as the underdogs in the fixture were on their way to cause a massive upset. At that very moment, Cristiano Ronaldo steps up finding his way towards a low cross by Gonçalo Guedes. Following that goal, Ronaldo has immediately broken the previous record of 109 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo had reached that same number while at the Euros with Portugal. Following the equalizer, the Portugal team pushed forward smelling blood. Cristiano with his physical presence could find his head to score the headed goal in the 91st minute. By a high cross João Mário, Ronaldo was able to score his scored goal in the game and at the same time mark his 111th International goal.

Towards the start of the match, Cristiano Ronaldo was gifted an easy opportunity to score a goal and break the record which he missed. Currently, the one club that will be in a glee would be Manchester United. While Ronaldo is 36 right now many fans feel that the age would catch up with the player and his scoring ability. Well, many other parts of Ronaldo’s could be analysed to give a miniature prediction of him in the Manchester United system. While an International Friendly one could categorise as a game with less intensity. For a player like Ronaldo, each game is a must-win.

What Are Some Of the Takeaways from Cristiano Ronaldo From The Game?


While we focus on Cristiano Ronaldo in this game, the player took 8 shots in the game. The most by any player on the pitch with 4 of them being on target. From those 4 Ronaldo had scored 2 goals. 3 of the shots on target were from inside the penalty box. This showing that the player is more accurate inside the box than outside. His Average position during the match was on either wing and very rarely in the defensive half. With this one can state that the player isn’t as willing to help the team in the defensive aspect by running back. It must be noted that Cristiano Ronaldo being this record just shows how letal he can be while in front of goal.

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