Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to score against 40 different countries. The Portuguese captain’s latest record took also took his international tally to 93 goals when he scored four times to give the European champions a 5-1 win away to Lithuania in their Euro 2020 qualifier on Tuesday.
Playing in his 161st international, the 34-year-old notched his eighth hat-trick for his country and the 54th of his career to help Portugal through.
He is the only person to achieve such a remarkable feat.
I love this feeling ⚽️? #93… pic.twitter.com/8OwF4QKIH7
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) September 11, 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player to score against 40 different nations. ?
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— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TheRonaldoTeam) September 10, 2019
Here’s a list of the countries Ronaldo has scored against.
Armenia, Sweden, Latvia, Andorra, Netherlands, Estonia, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Cameroon, Egypt, Greece, Slovakia, Iran, Poland, Finland, North Korea, Iceland, Argentina, Panama, Ecuador, Croatia, Ghana, Wales, New Zealand, Morocco and Serbia.
Cristiano Ronaldo looks to have got his 91st international goal after a blunder from Lithuania goalkeeper Setkus!
Watch ?? 1-2 ?? on Sky Sports Premier League or follow here: https://t.co/ZqnwjDU06x pic.twitter.com/M74D1IrOjS
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 10, 2019
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