On Friday, November 15, matches of the fifth round of the 2024/2025 Nations League took place. In one of them, the Portugal national team hosted Poland at home. The hosts achieved a crushing victory with a score of 5:1. This not only secured the Portuguese team first place in their group, but also became significant for the team captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Thanks to this triumph, Ronaldo once again rewrote the history of football. The renowned striker secured his 132nd victory with the Portugal national team, which is an absolute record at the international level. To achieve this remarkable milestone, he needed to play 215 matches for the national team. In those matches, the forward scored 135 goals and provided 45 assists.
Ronaldo surpassed the achievement of his former teammate Sergio Ramos, who has 131 victories with the Spain national team. Iker Casillas rounds out the top three with 121 victories.
It should be noted that Cristiano will have the opportunity to improve this record on November 18. In the final round of the 2024/2025 Nations League, Portugal will face Croatia away.