Ronaldo set to set new record for Portugal

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo turned 38 earlier this year. No longer playing in Europe, the Portuguese superstar moved to play in the Saudi Arabian Premier League for Al Nassr Club at the end of 2022.

Although Ronaldo only played in the Middle East tournament, coach Martinez still surprisingly included his name in the list of players called up to the Portuguese national team in mid-March. Trusted to return to the national team, Ronaldo will have the opportunity to break the record and become the player with the most matches - 197 matches - for a country if he plays in the match against Liechtenstein on March 24.

Ronaldo set to set new record for Portugal

Before Ronaldo , Kuwaiti player Al Mutawa set this record in June 2022 with 196 matches. At the 2022 World Cup, Ronaldo also caught up with the Kuwaiti player's number of matches.

Ronaldo has spoken about his goal of playing for Portugal at Euro 2024. The 37-year-old superstar will have the opportunity to extend his record past 200 appearances with nine more Euro 2024 qualifiers to play after the match against Liechtenstein.

In addition, Ronaldo currently holds the record for the most goals scored for a national team with 118 goals. Behind him is Messi (98 goals) and the legendary Ali Daei (109 goals). With 10 matches in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Ronaldo will continue to improve his own record.

Ronaldo and the Portuguese team had their first training session under coach Martinez.

In the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Portugal is in Group J with Bosnia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Slovakia. In this group, coach Martinez and his team are highly rated for the top spot.

Yesterday (March 21), Ronaldo and the Portuguese team had their first training session under coach Martinez. The Portuguese team will have two matches this March against Liechtenstein (2:45 a.m. March 24) and Luxembourg (1:45 a.m. March 27).

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