Cristiano Ronaldo notched his 48th career hat-trick on Friday when Portugal cruised to 5-1 victory over the Faroe Islands in their World Cup qualifier.
The four-time FIFA Ballon d'Or winner took his international goal tally to 78 in just 144 appearances with his three goals against the Faroe Islands, surpassing Brazilian legend Pelé's international goal tally.
Pelé gave his support to Ronaldo on Twitter after the Portuguese star joined an elite group of international goalscorers.
Ronaldo will clearly have his heart set on becoming the most prolific international goalscorer of all time - however, surpassing Ali Daei's tally of 109 international goals for Iran seems unlikely for the 32-year-old winger.