Ronaldo scores Portugal’s winner after becoming 1st male to reach 200 caps

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player to reach 200 international caps after starting and scoring the winner in Portugal’s 1-0 Euro 2024 qualification victory over Iceland on Tuesday.

It’s yet another milestone to add to the 38-year-old’s long list of individual feats. He was already the top-scoring player in the history of men’s international football before he added the 123rd goal to his collection via a late tap-in in Reykjavik.

“I don’t follow the records, they follow me,” Ronaldo said during Monday’s pre-match press conference, according to ESPN’s Adriana Garcia.

Ronaldo made his Portugal debut 19 years and 304 days before his 200th outing – when international teammate Antonio Silva was just 961 days old. He’s th

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