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The Portuguese forward is on the track to become the all-time international goalscorer

All-time International Record in Ronaldo’s sight

The Portugal international recently moved close to Ferenc Puskas on the list of the highest goalscorers on the international scene. He scored two in the last minutes against Egypt last weekend before succumbing to a 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands on Monday. This means that he is 3 goals shy of Puskas’ 84 who is in second behind Iranian Ali Daei at 109. Not many expected the winger to reach these heights when he was starting out his career at United when he was more of a creative player. Cristiano Ronaldo does not look like he is stopping anytime soon with his eyes set on the FIFA World Cup tournament hosted by Russia in June this year. The odds are against his team to pull another shocker after winning the Euros in 2016. Do you think he will go on to win the World Cup and smash the goalscoring record in the process?

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