To the story. The five most striking games of Ronaldo by Portugal

Ofive most striking games at the service of Portugal of the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, world record of internationalizations, with 234, and goals, with 146, who today quit the national team at 41 years of age:

‘Hat-trick’ in Sweden which ensured the clearance for the 2014 World Cup:

In the second hand of the play-off access to the World Cup of Brazil, after a 1–0 victory from Portugal in the first game, Ronaldo signed three more goals in Solna, all in the second part and only 29 minutes, and all in bids of speed and coldness in the realization, in a frenzy triumph by 3-2, in the duel with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who ‘bisou’ for the Swedes.

At the time, the usual celebration of the advanced was ‘I am here’, before the famous ‘siiiiiiim’.

In this game, on November 19, 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo equaled Pauleta as the best ever scorer in the Portuguese team, with 47 goals, a record that hit shortly after, in March 2014, a particular one in front of Cameroon (5-1), in which he signed an ‘bis’

The national selector was Paul Benedict.

The heel against Hungary that prevented the elimination of Portugal and paved the way for the conquest of Euro2016:

In the last game of the European group phase of France, in Lyon, Portugal was three times outnumbered, and three times out of the competition, but two goals, the first in heel, and Ronaldo's assistance made the final 3-3 in the marker against the Hungarians, a result that allowed the national team to continue in race as one of the best thirds ranked.

Under the command of Fernando Santos, Portugal would conquer Euro2016, the greatest achievement in its history to date.

‘Hat-trick’ against Spain and free at the start of the World Cup2018:

At the start of the Russian World Championship in Sochi, Ronaldo signed the one that is perhaps the biggest exhibition in 234 games in service of Portugal, giving twice the advantage to the team of 'quinas', the first in marking a great penalty, ending up, at 88 minutes, saving the national team of defeat (3-3), with a free kick that went at the angle of De Gea's goal, with the ball following an incredible trajectory.

At the time, Ronaldo lined up precisely in Spain, in Real Madrid, and Fernando Santos followed with national selector.

‘Hat-trick’ that led Portugal to the final and conquest of the League of Nations of 2019:

After failing the qualifying phase by choice, Ronaldo made the absolute debut in the League of Nations with three goals in front of Switzerland (3-1), at the Dragon Stadium, in Porto, deciding the duel of the semi-finals with two fulminant finishes, at 88 and 90 minutes, when the qualifier seemed to follow for the extension.

In the final, Portugal defeated the Netherlands for 1-0, and won the second title of its history, under Fernando Santos.

Two goals at the end, victory for Portugal and world record in qualifying for Qatar2022:

In the Algarve, in the clearance phase for the World Cup2022, already after having failed a major penalty, Ronaldo scored at 89 and 90+6 minutes, both head-on, giving Portugal an unexpected turn towards Ireland (2-1), becoming the best ever marker of national selections, with 111 goals, surpassing the 109 of the Iranian legend Ali Daei.