Portugal will try to maintain their perfect record in Group J as they take on Iceland in today's Euro 2024 qualifier in Reykjavík.
Currently topping the table with three wins following their comfortable 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina at the weekend, this game is all set to be a historic one for the Seleção's star man Cristiano Ronaldo, with the 38-year-old veteran in line to make his 200th appearance for his country.
The hosts, meanwhile, have a point to prove after suffering a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Slovakia on Saturday, a result that leaves them second bottom in the group on three points.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men's footballer to play 200 international matches during Portugal's European Championship qualifying win over Iceland on Tuesday.
The Portugal captain, who made his international debut in 2003, achieved the milestone at Reykjavik's Laugardalsvollur stadium and scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Iceland.
The 38-year-old Ronaldo was honored by Guinness World Records before kickoff for reaching 200 games for Portugal almost 20 years after he made his debut. And he was celebrating at the end, too, after being on hand to score the later winner from close range and keep Portugal on track for Euro 2024 qualification with its fourth win from four games in Group J.
Iceland host Portugal at the Laugardalsvöllur national stadium in Reykjavík on Tuesday, June 20. Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. GMT local time in Iceland (7:45 p.m. BST in the UK, 8:45 p.m. CET in Central Europe, 2:45 p.m. ET, 11.45 a.m. PT in the US, and 4:45 a.m. AEST on Wednesday, June 21 in Australia).
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Ronaldo became the first male football player to score in five different World Cups.
A five-time Ballon d'Or winner, Ronaldo has two major honours with Portugal -- he led his country to success at Euro 2016 and the inaugural UEFA Nations League three years later.
While Ronaldo is the record holder when it comes to men's internationals, the overall record is held by former USWNT player and 2015 U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Kristine Lilly with 354 international appearances.
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