Cristiano Ronaldo has on Tuesday achieved a new milestone in his award-winning career by leapfrogging the field in the clash between Iceland and Portugal in Reykjavíkof the qualifying phase for eurocup 2024, which will be his 200th game for his country.
The striker received recognition before the game, when he was presented with a certificate with the record and a framed national team jersey with the number 200.
After making history in March by becoming the player with the most caps for a national team, christian He once again increased his legacy in Portugal, where he continues to be, at the age of 38, the captain and greatest reference.
His journey with the fully Portuguese began 20 years ago, when he was launched at the age of 18 Luiz Felipe Scolari in a friendly against Kazakhstan in August 2003. The Brazilian coach congratulated Cristiano on the victory and stressed that it was “an amazing milestone” in his former player’s career and something he was “waiting for”.
“200 games with the national team, congratulations! I’m waiting because I know that nothing is difficult, nothing else, nothing is impossible for you, Cristiano. Those 200 games are an amazing milestone in your career”, he said. scolari in a video shared Monday by the Portuguese newspaper Record.
christianex of real Madrid and currently in al nassr Saudi, has represented the colors of his country in five world championships and another five in Europeone won, the other from France 2016. In addition, he has been the top scorer in history in the service of a national team, with 122 goals to date.
Despite approaching the epilogue of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo continues as a major piece of Portugalnow in a new cycle led by the Spanish Robert Martinez.
In yesterday’s press conference before the match against Iceland, christian He assured that the continuous breaking of records was “fun” for him and pointed to the conquest of a new trophy by the team.
“I have reached quite a few records and that leaves me happy and with the ambition to still make more history for Portugal. I hope we can win more titles”, he considered .
Regarding his future with the ‘quinas’, he was categorical: “I’ll be here until I think I have to”. “Making 200 international caps is not easy. It shows the love I have for playing with the national team. I want to continue playing, bringing joy to my family, my friends, all the Portuguese, because it’s a long road but it won’t end soon”, he taught.
For his part, in the same press conference, Robert Martinez reiterated the promise of Cristiano Ronaldo with the team he is training now.
“When you get 50 international caps, it’s a reward for your career. When you get 100, it’s an iconic moment. And Cristiano is the first player in the world of football to get 200, it’s an achievement which reflects his commitment,” he defended.
Source: La Verdad
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