Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible numbers for Portugal 🤯🔥
Numbers that will never be beaten?On Thursday morning, the football world stopped turning for a moment when Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football at the age of 41.Over...
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football legend, announced his retirement from international football at 41, leaving behind a trail of astonishing records. He holds the men's world record with 234 appearances for Portugal and 146 goals. Ronaldo was the first player to score 100 goals for any European national team, and he's the only one to score at least three goals in three separate European Championships.
He's the oldest player ever to score a World Cup hat-trick and has the most World Cup appearances, scoring in six editions. Ronaldo is also the all-time leading scorer in European Championship qualifying with 55 goals.
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