This Saturday Cristiano Ronaldo said goodbye to the Qatar 2022 World Cup after Portugal was eliminated by Morocco after losing 1-0 in the match corresponding to the quarterfinals, however, the striker managed to equal one more record, that of participations as an International that was in the hands of Badr Al-Mutawa

In the midst of Portugal’s surprise elimination from the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Morocco after losing 1-0, Cristiano Ronaldo, who started the game on the bench, came out in the second period and was able to match the record for international matches with the team that he had with 196 Kuwaiti Bader Al-Mutawa.

The Madeira striker, who was a substitute for the second consecutive game after the round of 16 match against Switzerland, made his debut on August 20, 2003, and since then he has become the top scorer for the “quinas” with 118 goals.

Cristiano Ronaldo bid a tearful farewell to his fifth World Cup final phase after his twenty-second appearance in the tournament and was unable to score to match the nine goals scored by Eusebio, who holds the record for the Portuguese team in the Cup.

Yes, he could become the first player in history to score in five World Cups with the penalty goal achieved in the victory against Ghana (3-2), but he could no longer score against Uruguay (2-0) and as a substitute against Switzerland (6-1) and Morocco (0-1).

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