His first appearance for Portugal was in 2003 vs Kazakhstan. Cristiano produced an amazing performance and assisted the only goal in a 1-0 win.
Instant impact.
Instant impact.
His first tournament: EURO 2004.
- 6 games
- 2 goals
- 2 assists
- Involved in 4/8 Portugal goals (50%)
- 2nd place
- Team of the tournament
- 6 games

- 2 goals

- 2 assists

- Involved in 4/8 Portugal goals (50%)

- 2nd place

- Team of the tournament

Best performance in EURO 2004: Semi Final vs Netherlands. (2-1 win)
1 goal
1 assist
at 19 years old vs a team full of legends.
1 goal

1 assist

at 19 years old vs a team full of legends.
World Cup 2006
- 5 games
- 1 goal
- 4th place
He didn’t have the best output in this tournament, but had great games without scoring or assisting.
- 5 games

- 1 goal

- 4th place

He didn’t have the best output in this tournament, but had great games without scoring or assisting.
Best performance in World Cup 2006: Semi Final vs France. (0-1 loss)
EURO 2008
- 3 games
- 1 goal
- 3 assists
- Involved in 4/8 Portugal goals (50%)
- Quarter-Final exit.
Decent tournament by Ronaldo, eliminated by powerhouse Germany in the Quarters.
- 3 games

- 1 goal

- 3 assists

- Involved in 4/8 Portugal goals (50%)

- Quarter-Final exit.
Decent tournament by Ronaldo, eliminated by powerhouse Germany in the Quarters.
Best performance in EURO 2008: Czech Republic (3-1 win)
1 goal
2 assists
MOTM
Czech Republic were ranked 6th in the world at the time, and Ronaldo’s goal and 2 assists made sure Portugal would play in the knockout stages.
1 goal

2 assists

MOTM

Czech Republic were ranked 6th in the world at the time, and Ronaldo’s goal and 2 assists made sure Portugal would play in the knockout stages.
World Cup 2010
- 4 games
- 1 goal
- 1 assist
- 3 MOTM
- RO16 exit.
Portugal faced prime Spain in the RO16. Spain went on to win the World Cup as well as the next Euro.
- 4 games

- 1 goal

- 1 assist

- 3 MOTM

- RO16 exit.
Portugal faced prime Spain in the RO16. Spain went on to win the World Cup as well as the next Euro.
Best performance in World Cup 2010: Brazil (0-0 draw)
No goals or assists but MOTM vs a considerably stronger team than his own.
No goals or assists but MOTM vs a considerably stronger team than his own.
EURO 2012
- 5 games
- 3 goals
- 2 MOTM
- Top scorer
(joint)
- Involved in 3/6 Portugal goals (50%)
- Team of the tournament
Amazing individual performances as well as finishing as top scorer of the tournament (joint). Eliminated by prime Spain once again.
- 5 games

- 3 goals

- 2 MOTM

- Top scorer

- Involved in 3/6 Portugal goals (50%)

- Team of the tournament

Amazing individual performances as well as finishing as top scorer of the tournament (joint). Eliminated by prime Spain once again.
Best performance in EURO 2012: Netherlands (2-1 win)
2 goals
MOTM
Dominated in every way possible. Clutch.
https://twitter.com/Qauoi/status/1307070151632838658/video/1i
2 goals

MOTM

Dominated in every way possible. Clutch.
https://twitter.com/Qauoi/status/1307070151632838658/video/1i
World Cup 2014
- 3 games
- 1 goal
- 1 assist
- 1 MOTM
- Involved in 2/4 Portugal goals (50%)
Played through a knee injury with the worst Portugal team of the last 20 years. His worst international tournament.
- 3 games

- 1 goal

- 1 assist

- 1 MOTM

- Involved in 2/4 Portugal goals (50%)

Played through a knee injury with the worst Portugal team of the last 20 years. His worst international tournament.
EURO 2016
- 7 games
- 3 goals
- 3 assists
- 2 MOTM
- Silver boot
- Involved in 6/9 Portugal goals (67%)
- Team of the Tournament
- EURO Winner
- 7 games

- 3 goals

- 3 assists

- 2 MOTM

- Silver boot

- Involved in 6/9 Portugal goals (67%)
- Team of the Tournament

- EURO Winner

Best performance in EURO 2016: Hungary (3-3 draw)
2 goals
1 assist
MOTM
The last group match, Portugal couldn’t afford to lose. After going behind 3 times in the game Ronaldo saved Portugal first with a beautiful through ball assist, and then with 2 marvelous goals.
2 goals

1 assist

MOTM

The last group match, Portugal couldn’t afford to lose. After going behind 3 times in the game Ronaldo saved Portugal first with a beautiful through ball assist, and then with 2 marvelous goals.
Honorable mention: Wales in the Semi Final (2-0 win).
Ronaldo scored the winning goal and provided the assist to the second goal in Portugal’s Semi-Final win to take them to their first EURO Final since 2004.
Ronaldo scored the winning goal and provided the assist to the second goal in Portugal’s Semi-Final win to take them to their first EURO Final since 2004.
FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
- 4 games
- 2 goals
- 1 assist
- Involved in 3/7 Portugal goals (43%)
- 3 MOTM
- 3rd place
- 4 games

- 2 goals

- 1 assist

- Involved in 3/7 Portugal goals (43%)

- 3 MOTM

- 3rd place

World Cup 2018
- 4 games
- 4 goals
- 2 MOTM
- Involved in 4/5 Portugal goals (80%)
- 2nd top scorer
(Kane first)
- RO16 exit.
Started this tournament amazing but Portugal couldn’t get anything done without Ronaldo being involved on the offensive end.
- 4 games

- 4 goals

- 2 MOTM

- Involved in 4/5 Portugal goals (80%)

- 2nd top scorer

- RO16 exit.
Started this tournament amazing but Portugal couldn’t get anything done without Ronaldo being involved on the offensive end.
Best performance at World Cup 2018: Spain (3-3 draw)
A clutch hattrick with a beautiful free kick in the last minutes to salvage a point. Created 2 chances including a big one for Guedes.
All 3 goals came directly from Ronaldo, no other Portuguese player involved.
A clutch hattrick with a beautiful free kick in the last minutes to salvage a point. Created 2 chances including a big one for Guedes.
All 3 goals came directly from Ronaldo, no other Portuguese player involved.
UEFA Nations League 2019
- 2 games
- 3 goals
- Involved in 3/4 Portugal goals (75%)
- 1 MOTM
- Golden boot
- Team of the Tournament
- Winner
- 2 games

- 3 goals

- Involved in 3/4 Portugal goals (75%)

- 1 MOTM

- Golden boot

- Team of the Tournament

- Winner

Best performance at UNL 2019: Semi-Final vs Switzerland (3-0 win)
Hattrick with 2 late goals to send Portugal to the final. Incredible quality of goals as well.
Hattrick with 2 late goals to send Portugal to the final. Incredible quality of goals as well.
Some of Cristiano Ronaldo’s international stats and records:
- 101 international goals (2nd all time + 1st out of active players)
- All time European International top scorer (101)
- All time European Intetnational top scorer in competitive games (84)
- 101 international goals (2nd all time + 1st out of active players)
- All time European International top scorer (101)
- All time European Intetnational top scorer in competitive games (84)
- One of 4 players to score at 4 World Cups (Pelé, Klose, Uwe Seeler, Ronaldo)
- Most MOTM in World Cup history (6) (Joint with Messi and Robben)
- Most goals vs top 10 teams in tournaments (10)
- Most MOTM in World Cup history (6) (Joint with Messi and Robben)
- Most goals vs top 10 teams in tournaments (10)
- Most international free kick goals (10)
- Oldest player to score a hatrrick at a World Cup.
- Most competitive international goals in a calendar year (14 in 2019)
- Oldest player to score a hatrrick at a World Cup.
- Most competitive international goals in a calendar year (14 in 2019)
- All time EURO top scorer (9 goals)
- Only player to score at 4 different EURO tournaments.
- Only player to score 3+ goals in multiple EUROs (2012, 2016)
- Most national teams scored against (42)
- Only player to score at 4 different EURO tournaments.
- Only player to score 3+ goals in multiple EUROs (2012, 2016)
- Most national teams scored against (42)
Ronaldo’s impact on Portugal is huge.
Before Ronaldo Portugal only qualified for 3 World Cups and 3 EUROs. During Ronaldo’s time, Portugal have qualified for 4 World Cups and 5 EUROs.
Portugal before Ronaldo never reached a final. With Ronaldo they won 2 trophies.
Before Ronaldo Portugal only qualified for 3 World Cups and 3 EUROs. During Ronaldo’s time, Portugal have qualified for 4 World Cups and 5 EUROs.
Portugal before Ronaldo never reached a final. With Ronaldo they won 2 trophies.