As anticipated, the captain of the nationwide workforce is a part of the Portuguese eleven in Leipzig, and he now performs in six European Championships, a document that began in 2004, on Portuguese soil, and has continued in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020.
With this assembly, on the Crimson Bull Enviornment, 39-year-old Ronaldo additionally reinforces his soccer standing with extra video games within the remaining levels of the European Championship, his twenty sixth look, and extra video games as captain, with seventeenth
The nationwide workforce’s ‘7’ additionally enter the sphere main the ‘competitors’ of gamers with probably the most wins within the remaining levels of the European Championships, with 12.
When it comes to objectives, the Portuguese additionally leads, with 14 in whole, in comparison with Frenchman Michel Platini’s 9, all achieved in 1984, which is a document for one version.
Ronaldo has scored in 10 video games, one other document, having ‘received’ in all 5 editions, a singular feat, and has 4 video games scoring two or extra objectives, one other unprecedented feat for the participant who born in Madeira.
A purpose at the moment in Leipzig makes Cristiano the oldest participant to attain within the remaining match, overtaking Austria’s Vlasic, who received at Euro2008 on the age of 38 years and 257 days.
Thrice chosen for the best workforce of the match, in 2004, 2012 and 2016, the entrance continues to be, on this regard, tied with the Italian Maldini and the French Blanc, in addition to Pepe, chosen in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Cristiano Ronaldo performs his twenty sixth recreation at the moment within the remaining levels of the European Soccer Championship, strengthening his lead within the desk, whereas Pepe performs his twentieth and leaves João Moutinho behind, on a 100% Portuguese podium.
Performed for the primary time in six finals, beginning towards the Czech Republic, in Leipzig, in Portugal’s first recreation at Euro2024, the Portuguese ‘captain’ has already performed six video games in 2004, three in 2008, 5 in 2012, seven in 2016, 4 in 2020, in an version that was postponed till 2021 as a result of covid-19 pandemic.
As for Pepe, at the moment the oldest participant to play within the European Championships, going through the Czechs on the age of 41 years and 113 days, there are 4 video games in 2008, 5 in 20212, six in 2016, 4 in 2020 and, nonetheless, one in 2024.
With 20 video games, the central defender who performed for FC Porto in 2023/24 was remoted in second place, with one recreation greater than João Moutinho, the present participant of Sporting de Braga, who performed 19 video games between the 2008 version and 2020.
Within the quick locations, however not in a position to attain the highest, are German Bastian Schweinsteiger, who performed 18 video games between 2004 and 2016, and Italian Leonardo Bonucci, additionally with 18, from 2012 to 2020.
Portugal face the Czech Republic at the moment, on the Crimson Bull Enviornment, in Leipzig, within the first spherical of Group F of the 2024 European Soccer Championship.