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BERLIN (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men s player to make 200 international appearances and celebrated the milestone by scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute as Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in the history of men's international football to reach 200 senior appearances for his country, while he extended his record as men's international football's all-time leading scorer.
Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal to victory over Iceland as he became the first player to reach 200 international appearances. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star was honoured ahead of his country's European Championship Group J qualifier in Reykjavik with a Guinness World Records certificate. And Ronaldo, 38, who broke Kuwait forward Bader Al-Mutawa's 196-cap record in March, scored the only goal of the game in the closing stages with his 123rd for Portugal.