Ronaldo joins top 10 all-time international goalscorers

Despite still having a way to catch leader Ali Daei, who scored 109 goals in 149 caps for Iran, it is a remarkable accomplishment to get into the top ten highest goalscorers in international matches.

With his opener in Portugal's 3-2 defeat against Sweden, Ronaldo managed to reach 71 goals in 138 matches for his national team. This goal took him to joint-ninth in the standings, on par with Germany's Miroslav Klose, Thailand's Kiatisuk Senamuang and Saudi Arabia's Majed Abdullah.

1    Ali Daei, Iran,109
2    Ferenc Puskas, Hungary, 84
3    Kunishige Kamamoto, Japan, 80
4    Hussein Saeed, Iraq, 78
5    Pele, Brazil, 77
6    Godfrey Chitalu, Zambia, 76
7    Sandor Kocsis, Hungary, 75
7    Bashar Abdullah, Kuwait, 75
9    Majed Abdullah, Saudi Arabia, 71
9    Kiatisuk Senamuang, Thailand, 71
9    Miroslav Klose, Germany, 71
9    Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, 71

His 18th-minute strike against Sweden also took him to joint-third in the European ranking, level with Miroslav Klose, but behind Hungarian legends Ferenc Puskas, 84 goals, and Sandor Kocsis, 75 goals.

4 - European players with + international goals:
Sándor Kocsis 75
CRISTIANO RONALDO 71
Miroslav Klose 71
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— OptaJose (@OptaJose) 28 de marzo de 2017