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Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has made history by becoming the first male player to reach 200 international appearances.
The 38-year-old Ronaldo was honoured by Guinness World Records before their Euro 2024 qualifier against Iceland on Tuesday night, June 20.
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He also celebrated the milestone by scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute as Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 in European Championship qualifying.
He is also Portugal’s all-time record scorer with 123 goals.
Ronaldo won the European Championship with Portugal in 2016 and also experienced success in the Nations League in 2019.
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Ahead of the game against Iceland, Ronaldo, as reported by ESPN, said: ‘Two hundred games played proves the love I have for my country.
‘For me it is an extremely important milestone. It means a lot. [Two hundred] is a beautiful number that [no men’s player] has.
‘I’m very proud because this is something I never thought I could reach. And I’m continuing to set records.’
At the World Cup in Qatar last year, Ronaldo became the first male player to score in five World Cups. Â He also holds the record for the most international hat-tricks with ten.Â
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