Cristiano Ronaldo continued his impressive form by scoring a brace against Slovakia to help the Portuguese national team win 3-2 in the seventh matchday of Group J in the EURO 2024 qualifiers.
| Ronaldo has scored 73 goals for Portugal since turning 30. (Source: Getty Images) |
With his brace against Slovakia, Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 73 goals for the national team after turning 30, a feat few players can achieve.
Ronaldo scored the first goal in the 29th minute from the penalty spot and completed his brace in this match with a close-range tap-in after an assist from Bruno. With this double, the Portuguese superstar reached another unprecedented milestone in football history.
Specifically, with two goals in this match, CR7 has now scored 73 goals for the National Team after turning 30, a feat few players can achieve.
Ronaldo's record is even higher than the total number of goals scored by other top strikers, such as Olivier Giroud (France, 52 goals), Miroslav Klose (Germany, 71), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, 62), David Villa (Spain, 60), Harry Kane (England, 59), Robin van Persie (Netherlands, 50) and Gigi Riva (Italy, 35).
Throughout his career, Ronaldo has also officially scored 125 goals for the Portuguese national team, firmly securing his position as the top scorer for a national team.
The star currently playing for Al-Nassr FC also leads in the number of appearances for a national team, with 202 matches.
Ronaldo's impressive performance played a major role in helping Portugal extend their winning streak to seven consecutive matches in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, thus securing their early qualification for the finals in Germany.
Along with Portugal, in the matches played early this morning, the French and Belgian teams also secured important victories to early qualify for the tournament in Germany.
The French team also secured a perfect 18 points, finishing first in Group B after a 2-1 victory away against the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, the Belgian team defeated the Austrian team 3-2 to earn 16 points, securing the first ticket from Group J to the EURO 2024 Finals.
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