The star footballer of the team Portugal Ronaldo is now the Top goal-scorer in international football after a match with Ireland in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His 2 goal’s took him the goal-scoring 109 to 111, that breaks the record of Iranian star footballer Ali Daei who had 109 goals in its international career between 1993 and 2006 which was equaled by Ronaldo
Ronaldo’s goals broke the Irelands hearts as they looked set to claim the 3 points. The Ireland defended so well after opening its score of the 45th minute and held to the lead to the 89th minute till Ronaldo equaled the final moments of the game.
He entered again of the 6th minute of the time of stoppage, now heading to the ball past the opponents helpless keeper, handing the win to Portugal in the last minute of the game. Earlier, in the game Ronaldo lost a penalty goal that it looked it will be costly for Portugal but he has done it so many times in its career , he proved it by scoring two goals in the final minutes of the game.
“I’m so happy, not only because I beat the record, but for the special moment that we had,” he told RTE. “Two goals at the end of the game. I have to appreciate what the team did, we believed until the end. I’m so glad.
Here are the top five scorers in international football:
Player | Country | Matches | Goals |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 180* | 111* |
Ali Daei | Iran | 149 | 109 |
Mokhtar Dahari | Malaysia | 142 | 89 |
Ferenc Puskas | Hungary | 85 | 84 |
Godfrey Chitalu | Zambia | 111 | 79 |
Half of the goals of Ronaldo have been in the last 30 minutes of the matches.
How Ronaldo’s international goals have been:
Which tournaments they have been?
33 – World Cup qualifiers
31European Championship qualifiers
19 – International friendlies
14 – European Championship
7 – World Cup
5 – Uefa Nations League
2 – Confederations Cup
Almost half of Ronaldo’s goals have come in the final 30 minutes of games.
He netted 33 goals in the 15 final minutes – includes the twice against the Ireland – and 22 times between the minutes of 65th and 75th.
He scored 17 goals between minutes of 16-30 and 16goals between the minutes of 31-45, with 11 goals that have been in the opening 15 minutes of the first half and 12 goals in the opening 15 minutes of the second half.
91 of his goals have been inside the box with 20 from outside. He scored 14 penalties and 9 free-kicks.
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