Cristiano Ronaldo went past Iran's Ali Daei to become the all-time highest international goalscorer with 111 goals in 180 international matches for Portugal. The Manchester United star scored a brace in Portugal's 2-1 win over Republic of Ireland in the 2022 World Cup European qualifying group game on Wednesday night at the Algarve Stadium in Portugal.
Ronaldo went into the tie as the join-top goalscorer and had a chance to go past Daei's record in the 15th minute of the match when Portugal won a penalty but Ronaldo squandered the opportunity. The visitors then took the lead in the 45th minute but the Portugal skipper scored twice in the 89th minute and 90+6 minute to seal the tie as well as the record.