The Portuguese star surpassed Iranian Ali Daei as the top scorer in history with a national team.
After to profile himself as one of the best footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo has more than one outstanding challenge left before ending his career. Becoming the all-time top scorer of a national team, among other things, remained an outstanding debt. Something he was looking for with his combo, Portugal, during the 2020 European Championship.
In total, and according to official UEFA statistics, ‘CR7’, 38 years old, saw the door inside 125 occasions with Portugal. In this sense, he is already the footballer in history to have scored the most goals wearing the shirt of his national team, surpassing Ali Daei.
Daei scored 109 goals in 149 games for Iran and established himself as the best striker in the country’s history. His greatest record was that in that sense the four goals he scored against Laos on April 17, 2004, in a match his team won 7-0. With Iran, moreover The attacker played in two World Cups: 1998 and 2006.
Daei developed part of his career in Europe. And more specifically in Germany. He played for Bayern Munich, Hertha Berlin and Arminia Bielefeld. He played in two editions of the UEFA Champions League, although he was most comfortable defending Iran’s colors around the world. Now, Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed his record and added it to his room of trophies and points for conquering.
His titles with Portugal
This also applies to the man from Al-Nassr FC has won titles and recognitions with his country. The most notable, in 2016, when he won the Euro Cup with Portugal, in that final in which they defeated France in extra time with a goal from Eder. And four years earlier, in At Euro 2012, ‘CR7’ became top scorer, with three goals.
Furthermore Ronaldo, five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or and just as many times the Golden Boothas also been chosen as Ten times best Portuguese player of the year. In 2004 he was part of the Portuguese team in the Olympics, and that same year he finished second in the EuroCup, which Greece eventually won. Has taken part four World Cups and as many European Championships with his country. So 2020 meant the fifth.
Source: Goal