Who will stop Cristiano Ronaldo? At the age of 40, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner continues to pile up goals like pearls. Already very effective with his club Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, CR7 displays an even more impressive performance with Portugal.
Monday evening, Ronaldo took to the spotlight again. If his national team had to settle for a frustrating draw after leading against Hungary (2-2), the historic captain had nevertheless done the job.
Cristiano Ronaldo never stops scoring.
Cristiano Ronaldo was the author of another resounding double during this match. An outstanding surface attacker, CR7 scored two goals to allow his team to take the lead before half-time.
An impressive new record
This double allows Cristiano Ronaldo to write his legend a little more in the landscape of world football. While he was already the top scorer in the history of national teams (141 goals in 225 caps), the former Real Madrid player became the top scorer in the history of qualifying campaigns for the World Cup.
Ronaldo's two goals allow the Portuguese striker to reach the mark of 41 goals in the qualifiers. He thus dethrones the former goleador of Guatemala, Carlos Ruiz.
