Cristiano Ronaldo sets a new world record during the qualifying match of World Cup 2022. The last two goals against Ireland in the Group A match pushed his total goals to 111. With this, Portugal Captain and player of Manchester United become the highest goal scorer in the world.
Watch The Video Of Ronaldo’s Record-Breaking Goal Here
THE RECORD-BREAKING GOAL FOR RONALDO 👑 pic.twitter.com/RXZO2aVQy0
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Cristiano Ronaldo Brought Victory To Portugal With His Historic Goals
The match began with a disappointing start whereby Ronaldo failed to score against the penalty. Ireland team kept him waiting to add few more goals to his record until the end. But Ronaldo scored the historic goals in the last minute of the match.
He equalized the record set by Iran’s Ali Daei with 109 goals in the 89th minute and surpassed him by adding two more international goals. Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals helped the team to take a lead in world Cup 2022.
Cristiano Ronaldo now holds the record for:
◉ Most international goals (111)
◉ Most Champions League goals (134)
◉ Most goals scored all-time for Real Madrid (451)
◉ Most European Championship goals (14)And plenty more.
Record breaker. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/DpWXISLkHA
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The team won the match by 2-1. Portugal now sits at the top of the World Cup table with 10 points followed by Serbia. On the other hand, Ireland finishes with the second last position in the table.
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“It Was Tough But Special” Said World Record Holder Ronaldo
Appreciating the team and expressing his happiness over the new record, Ronaldo said “I am very happy not only because I beat the record but for the special moments that we had.”
🗣 “So happy, for the special moments that we have.”
Cristiano Ronaldo described it as a ‘special moment’, after his record-breaking goals secured a 2-1 win for Portugal over Republic of Ireland 👇 pic.twitter.com/O21ttiRxDf
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