Cristiano Ronaldo breaks European record as he scores Portugal’s first goal gainst Morocco

                           C. Ronaldo celebrating his goal against Morocco 

 Cristiano Ronaldo continued his World Cup 2018 scoring streak with an early header against Morocco, to become Europe’s all-time top scorer with 85 international goals as Portugal sealed an important win. 

But it took Ronaldo less than five minutes of the Morocco match to finally surpass his tally. He powered home a header as his side raced into an early lead, confirming his place in the record books.

Cristiano Ronaldo continued to take the World Cup by storm by scoring Portugal’s opening goal in their Group B clash with Morocco. The Real Madrid superstar produced arguably the moment of the tournament so far as he found a magnificent equaliser at the death in Portugal’s 3-3 draw with Spain. And Ronaldo picked up where he left off on Wednesday afternoon as he broke the deadlock with his head against Morocco in only the 4th minute.

Ronaldo is now ahead of Russia’s Denis Cheryshev at the top of the World Cup scoring chart with four goals and will undoubtedly have his sights set on the Golden Boot.

According to various reports,  after scoring the hat-trick in Portugal’s remarkable 3-3 draw against Spain in the second Group B match last Friday, Ronaldo matched Ferenc Puskás's record as Europe's all-time leading international marksman. Puskás scored 84 international goals for Hungary between 1945-1956.

However, his(Ronaldo) opener today at the Luzhniki Stadium against Morocco meant he overtook the Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas as the top scoring European in the history of international football. Ali Daei remains, by some distance, the top scoring international player of all-time. The iconic striker racked up 109 goals for Iran before his retirement in 2006.

International Football Top Goal Scorers

Ali Daei – 109 goals for Iran 
Cristiano Ronaldo – 85 for Portugal
Ferenc Puskas – 84 for Hungary
Kunishige Kamamoto – 80 for Japan
Godfrey Chitalu – 79 for Zambia

Ronaldo’s effort against Morocco also means that he has scored more goals at this World Cup than in his previous three tournaments combined. Speaking after his heroics against Spain, Ronaldo told RTP: ‘I always believed in myself, I work for this. ‘I want to highlight the team’s response, we played until the end, we did not shy away from the fight. The draw was fair.

‘I’m very happy [with the hat-trick]. It’s a personal best. ‘It’s a great moment. One more in my career.’

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