Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance at the ongoing Euro 2020 continued on Wednesday night as his two goals from the spot helped Portugal complete a tournament-saving 2-2 draw against world champions Portugal in the group of death in Budapest. While the team came third behind France and Germany and has been qualified as one of the four best third-place team, the Juventus forward goal-scoring spree helped him achieve something major.
The brace took his goal tally to five in the tournament and 109 for the national team; helping him equal the all-time most international goal record held by Iran’s Ali Daei. The veteran footballer aged 36 reached the in 178 appearances for the Selecao in comparison to Daei’s 149.
Ronaldo’s five goals in the group stages took his overall tally in the European Championship to 14 and is five more than France legend Michel Platini. This is also his fifth Euro Cup with his first goal in the tournament, also his debut goal in international football, came in 2-1 loss to Greece in the opening game of Euro 2004 in Portugal, where the hosts later lost to Greece 1-0 in the final.
