Portugal face Liechtenstein in Euro qualifiers. And Argentina faces Panama in the friendly match. Portugal won 4-0 and Argentina 2-0.
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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo added one record to their names in these matches on Thursday.
Meanwhile, it has been more than three months since the curtain came down on the Qatar World Cup. The teams have returned to competitive football with the good and bad memories of the World Cup. Where the European teams have started the Euro qualifying mission. And after the World Cup, the Latin American teams returned to the field again with international friendly matches.
Two of the best stars of the time also scored goals on this day. Ronaldo scored two goals for Portugal. And a goal comes from Messi's feet.
Ronaldo scored a great goal from the penalty in the 51st minute of the match against Liechtenstein and from the free kick in the 63rd minute. CR Seven strengthened the record of the highest goal. Ronaldo's goal tally is currently 830. Among them, he scored 120 goals for Portugal.
Ronaldo is now the footballer who has played the most matches for the national team in the history of football. He played the 196th match for Portugal in Qatar World Cup. On Thursday night, 197 matches were made next to his name.
Only Badr Al Mutawa of Kuwait has played 196 matches in international football. Who played his last match on June 14, 2022. Ronaldo made his debut in international football on August 20, 2003.
Lionel Messi made history on Ronaldo's record-breaking night. Messi scored a direct free kick in the 89th minute of the match against Panama, which was Messi's 99th goal in Argentina's jersey. Along with that, Messi's number of goals in club and national team is now 800. Messi scored 672 goals in Barcelona jersey and 29 goals for PSG.
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