{"id":50384,"date":"2021-06-24T07:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T06:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=50384"},"modified":"2021-06-24T07:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T06:46:19","slug":"ronaldo-scores-109th-international-goal-to-equal-daeis-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/24\/ronaldo-scores-109th-international-goal-to-equal-daeis-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo scores 109th international goal to equal Daei\u2019s record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 109th goal for Portugal in Wednesday\u2019s Euro 2020 game against France to equal former Iran striker Ali Daei\u2019s all-time international record.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/18\/cristiano-ronaldo-becomes-first-person-in-the-world-to-reach-300-million-followers-on-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronaldo<\/a>, the leading scorer in European Championship history, converted his second penalty of the game in Budapest to match the record in his 178th international appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo is the first player to appear at five editions of the tournament and has scored five times in three Group F games.<\/p>\n<p>The Juventus striker has now scored 14 European Championship goals, five more than French great Michel Platini, who netted nine times when he led France to glory in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo netted his first international goal in a 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.<\/p>\n<p>Daei, nicknamed the \u2018Shariar\u2019 (King in Persian), scored a remarkable 109 goals in 149 appearances for Iran between 1993 and 2006, an achievement many thought would never be matched.<\/p>\n<p>Daei has said on several occasions that he would be \u201cdelighted\u201d if Ronaldo broke his record, as he believes the Juventus striker ranks among the best three players in history, alongside Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to @cristiano who is now one goal away from breaking the men\u2019s international goal scoring record,\u201d Daei posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo \u2013 the great champion of football and caring humanist who inspires and impacts lives throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 109th goal for Portugal in Wednesday\u2019s Euro 2020 game against France to equal former Iran striker Ali Daei\u2019s all-time international record. 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