Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, is set to become the first male footballer to feature in 200 international matches.
Ronaldo will reach that record if he plays in Tuesday’s Euro 2024 qualifier away to Iceland.
“For me it is an extremely important milestone,” Ronaldo said ahead of the match. “It means a lot. Being the 200th game, I will be the first in history to do so, I’m very proud for this is something I never thought I could reach, but I have to keep going. I have much more to do.
“Tomorrow is a round, beautiful number that nobody has. I say it sincerely, I don’t follow the records, they follow me. I’m happy, it’s also my motivation to continue playing at the highest level in the national team. It was something I never thought I would achieve. And I’m continuing to set records.”
Ronaldo, 38, has a long and distinguished international career. He is the leading scorer in men’s international football with 122 goals. He also became the first man to appear and score in five European Championship.
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Ronaldo became the first male football player to score in five different World Cups.
