Cristiano Ronaldo reached 196 international matches and equaled the world record

Cristiano Ronaldo played this Saturday against Morocco in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar his 196 match with Portugal, thus equaling the world record for international team duels.

The Portuguese star, who entered in the 51st minute game in place of midfielder Ruben Neves, equaled the record of the Kuwaiti Bader al-Mutawa and his 196 appearances with the national shirt, which he had held since June 14 last.

The Portuguese star adds a new record to his brilliant career after becoming the start of Qatar 2022 the first player to score in five World Cups.

Cristiano scored from a penalty in the 65th minute of the first match of the Portuguese team in Qatar against Ghana when the game was stuck.

The goal of the Portuguese star, 37, served to open the way in a match that Portugal ended up winning 3-2.