Ronaldo Scores 100th Int’l Goal As Portugal Beat Sweden In EURO Nations League

Cristiano Ronaldo, on Tuesday night, became the second international player to score 100 goals.

It was in the UEFA Nations League against Sweden when he found the net from a free-kick situation.

He now sits second in the all-time list of leading international scorers behind Iran’s Ali Daei  who scored 109 in his career. Daei, who played for Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin at club level, featured for Iran from 1993 to his retirement in 2007.

Sportsvillagesquare reports that Ronaldo’s goal came just before half-time following a foul just outside the Sweden penalty box. Ronaldo stepped up and fired an unstoppable shot into the top-left corner to beat a diving Robin Olsen and reach the milestone.

Ronaldo made his Portugal debut back in 2003 against Kazakhstan, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 victory.

He scored his first goal for Portugal in a 2-1 defeat against eventual champions Greece in the group stage of Euro 2004.

Ronaldo won his first international trophy with Portugal when they defeated France 1-0 in the final of Euro 2016, and also helped them to lift the inaugural UEFA Nations League title in 2019.

The former Real Madrid winger missed Portugal’s first game of this season’s Nations League due to a toe infection. Portugal won the game 4-1. Watching from the stands, Ronaldo, according to ESPN,  was asked to wear a face mask  by a stadium official.