Cristiano Ronaldo has joined African great Asamoah Gyan as the only two players to score in nine consecutive international tournaments.
Ronaldo’s double against Hungary in the Group F opener of Euro 2020 puts him at par with Ghana’s legend in terms of scoring at major tournaments.
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Asamoah Gyan scored from the World Cup in 2006 to the Nations Cup in 2017, holding the record for four years before Ronaldo leveled on Tuesday against Hungary.
The Portugese superstar scored from Euro 2004 to Euro 2020.
Only two players have scored in nine consecutive major international tournaments: World Cup + Euros / Copa América / AFCON.
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Also Cristiano Ronaldo became the top scorer in men’s European Championship history as Portugal beat Hungary 3-0 in front of more than 60,000 fans in Budapest.
Ronaldo converted an 87th-minute penalty for his 10th goal in the competition, overtaking France’s Michel Platini on nine goals.
But that was not the only record the Juventus star set in the game.
Which tournaments have they scored in?
World Cup 2006
AFCON 2008
AFCON 2010
World Cup 2010
AFCON 2012
AFCON 2013
World Cup 2014
AFCON 2015
AFCON 2017
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Euro 2004
World Cup 2006
Euro 2008
World Cup 2010
Euro 2012
World Cup 2014
Euro 2016
World Cup 2018
Euro 2020