And although we're sure that you disagree with a couple of inclusions or would maybe have opted for an alternative player in certain positions, we feel like that's a good representation for Europe. CB - Sergio RamosCB - Franz Beckenbauer CB - Paolo Maldini, RM - Johan CruyffCM - Xavi HernandezCM - Zinedine ZidaneLM - Andres Iniesta, RF - Ferenc Puskas ST - Gerd MullerLF - Cristiano Ronaldo. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet. But whilst Europe boast an awe-inspiring attack also, one would imagine that many fans out there would point to a big step up when it comes to the overall quality of its defence in comparison to that of South America. Soccer Soccer newsletter: Cristiano Ronaldo continues to tarnish his legacy Portugals Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his sides opening goal during a World Cup match. South America have produced three of the four players that many would venture as candidates for the 'greatest of all time debate' in Pele, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. [4] He has scored ten international hat-tricks, and on two occasions, four international goals in a single match. Which means that deciphering who would win in this hypothetical dreamland a pretty tricky task. 06/09/13: World Cup qualifying W 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (a), 68th minute header (Moutinho) 42. But anyway, we have our teams. Wednesday 05 April 2023 14:15. He has scored seven times against Lithuania andseven times against Sweden. 05/03/14: friendly W 5-1 vs Cameroon (h), 83rd minute right foot (Miguel Veloso) 50. WebCristiano Ronaldo's 118 international goals: Opposition, when they were scored and how they were scored | European Qualifiers | UEFA.com Follow all the latest European Content created and supplied by: BillyScoreit (via Opera The former Real Madrid and Juventus star has scored a phenomenal number of goals during the course of his career. Cristiano Ronaldo has had two spells at Manchester United we recall his top six displays for the Red Devils. 13/10/04: World Cup qualifying W 7-1 vs Russia (h), 39th minute left foot (Pauleta) 6. The rhythms of Ronaldo's international goalscoring are not dissimilar to his statistics in the UEFA Champions League, where he is also more dangerous after half-time. You forgot to mention that most of Messis goals have come in friendly matches compared to CR7s which come in competitive matches. Opera News does not consent to nor does it condone the posting of any content that violates the rights (including the copyrights) of any third party, nor content that may malign, inter alia, any religion, ethnic group, organization, gender, company, or individual. 26/03/23: EURO qualifying W 6-0 vs Luxembourg (a), 31st minute left foot (Bruno Fernandes). He has only managed to score more than two goals against four teams Belgium, Denmark, Spain and Switzerland bagging three against each of those sides. He has managed seven against Lithuania (in three games!) This skewed stat openly details how it is created in favor of Messi. WebAl-Nassr FC. 10/08/11: friendly W 5-0 vs Luxembourg (h), 43rd minute right-foot free-kick 28. 07/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Andorra (h), 68th minute left foot (Jos Fonte) 66. 05/06/22: Nations League league phase W 4-0 vs Switzerland (h) 39th minute right foot (Diogo Jota)118. 15/11/06: EURO qualifying W 3-0 vs Kazakhstan (h), 30th minute right foot 16. Whilst Europe has contributed just the one in the form of famous Cristiano Ronaldo. Both those totals equate to around 28% of goals against top 15 sides. These stats have arguably shown that Ronaldo has recorded a poor performance against South American teams and Messi has done a better job in facing European teams. However, these 2 elite players can only go head-to-head in international games only in the World Cup. First things first, let's decide the teams. Cristiano Ronaldo is a hat-trick magician 10/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Faroe Islands (a), 65th minute left foot (Joo Mrio) 67. Not to be outshined by his rival, Messi scored his 69th and 70th goal in Argentinas games against Brazil and Uruguay respectively. 23/06/21: EURO group stage D 2-2 France (n), 31st minute right-foot penalty109.23/06/21: EURO group stage D 2-2 France (n), 60th minute right-foot penalty110. 22/08/07: EURO qualifying D 1-1 vs Armenia (a), 37th minute left foot 19. [3] Following Portugal's win at UEFA Euro 2016, Ronaldo lifted the trophy as his team's captain,[10] and was also awarded the Silver Boot as the joint second-highest goalscorer of the tournament, with three goals and three assists;[11] he was also named to the team of the tournament for the third time in his career. Six reasons why Lampard's Chelsea return is pointless , Barcelona ratings: Battered Blaugrana humbled by Benzema. 15/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 1-0 vs Sweden (h), 82nd minute header (Miguel Veloso) 45. Lionel Messi, like Ronaldo, is his country's top goalscorer of all time, but a significantly higher amount of the Argentine's goals have come against the best sides in the world. 01/03/06: friendly W 3-0 vs Saudi Arabia (n), 30th minute header (Figo) 11. 1. In terms of setting up goals, Ricardo Quaresma and Joo Moutinho have been Ronaldo's most reliable providers, assisting eight goals each for their team-mate. 09/06/21: friendly W 4-0 vs Israel (h), 44th minute (Bruno Fernandes)105. Sweden ranked higher, Netherlands ranked higher, Portugal ranked FAR lower, Argentina also ranked higher. Breaking it further down, 56 of Messis internationals goals have been against teams in the top 50, while just 28 of Ronaldos 99 goals have come against teams in the top 50. https://twitter.com/BT_Stats/status/1196696224331636736. And when we say 'attack' we mean everyone from the midfield up because every single team member from that point is practically thought of as a God by South Americans. England's top goal scorer Wayne Rooney has also scored 28% of his 53 international goals against the top 15 sides. Global soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United, the club announced Tuesday. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. But with all of the above in mind, Ronaldo has struggled in high profile games. Cristiano Ronaldo has tumbled record after record during his two decades as a professional footballer thanks to his incredible capacity to conjure goals for his teams. 07/10/06: EURO qualifying W 3-0 vs Azerbaijan (h), 63rd minute header (Simo Sabrosa) 15. 05/06/19: Nations League semi-finals W 3-1 vs Switzerland (n), 88th minute right foot (Bernardo Silva) 88. 07/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Andorra (h), 2nd minute left foot 63. Your email address will not be published. If you take a look at the stats below, he has failed to score against Italy, Spain, England, Germany and Brazil for large spells - based on his typically high standards. Manchester United midfielder Fred made his 200th appearance for the club in tonights Premier League match against Brentford at Old Trafford. They have set themselves apart from the rest with the ridiculous numbers they produce year after year. He is oddly goal-shy between the 11th and 20th minutes with Portugal, but piles on the goals between the 76th minute and full time. UEFA.com looks back over his 198 national-team games to see how he has built up that huge world-record strike tally of 122. Brazil are the highest-ranked team Messi has scored against most (5), followed by Uruguay and Paraguay (5). The highest-ranked team Ronaldo has goals against is Sweden (5) followed by Netherlands (4). Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. WebRonaldo has scored 36 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers and 35 goals in UEFA Euro qualifiers, hence becoming the first player to score more than fifty goals in European qualification matches. After he finally broke his European duck against Barcelona in December 2020, Benfica are now the team that have gone the longest without conceding against Ronaldo (337 minutes). The format UEFA applies in their qualifying competitions means Ronaldo goals are more likely to come against low-level oppositions. 06/09/13: World Cup qualifying W 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (a), 77th minute header (Coentro) 43. What about the result? 05/03/14: friendly W 5-1 vs Cameroon (h), 21st minute right foot (Joo Pereira) 49. He has now scored 109 goals on the international stage, matching a record set by Iran's Ali Daei. 04/09/04: World Cup qualifying W 2-0 vs Latvia (a), 57th minute left foot 4. 15/11/11: EURO qualifying W 6-2 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (h), 8th minute right-foot free-kick 32. WebRonaldo and Messi have both had great success against the 12 Super League clubs GiveMeSport Trending Premier League Champions League NFL Draft WrestleMania 39 Both teams are unsurprisingly and unapologetically brilliant. 10/09/19: EURO qualifying W 5-1 vs Lithuania (a), 62nd minute right foot 92. [2] Since then, he has become the current all-time record goalscorer for the Portugal national team, and the highest overall men's international goalscorer in history, having scored 122 goals in 198 appearances. 09/06/17: World Cup qualifying W 3-0 vs Latvia (a), 63rd minute header 74. Thank you to the Guiness World Records. 12/10/21: World Cup qualifying W 5-0 Luxembourg (h), 8th minute right-foot penalty114. Whereas Puskas would be relied upon to pull off the spectacular every now and again. Required fields are marked *. The next two countries on this list are Lithuania and Sweden, against whom 25/03/17: World Cup qualifying W 3-0 vs Hungary (h), 36th minute left foot (Andr Silva) 70. 21/06/12: EURO quarter-finals W 1-0 vs Czech Republic (n), 79th minute header (Moutinho)36. The two continents have dominated the beautiful game for generations with practically all of football's biggest legends hailing from one of the two regions. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. Which teams bring out the best in Barcelona forward Lionel Messi? 11/06/08: EURO group stage W 3-1 vs Czech Republic (n), 63rd minute right foot (Deco) 22. 24/03/07: EURO qualifying W 4-0 vs Belgium (h), 75th minute left foot 18. 21/06/17: Confederations Cup W 1-0 vs Russia (n), 8th minute header (Guerreiro) 75. But what we've lost in squad balance we've made up for in quite unbelievable levels of footballing talent. Luxembourg are Ronaldo's favourite opponents, with 11 of his international goals coming in 11 games against the Grand Duchy. [3] Ronaldo has scored 36 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers and 35 goals in UEFA Euro qualifiers, hence becoming the first player to score more than fifty goals in European qualification matches. 14/08/13: friendly D 1-1 vs Netherlands (h), 87th minute left foot (Pepe) 41. The opponent he has found it easiest to penetrate are Malm, with his six goals across 180 UEFA Champions League minutes against the Swedes constituting a strike every 30 minutes. And while Santos and Passarella will be lesser known by many younger fans, the two played a key role in their individual nation's World Cup victories. It really is mind-boggling. Ronaldo has netted 20 penalties in UEFA club competition but failed to register with three: two saved (vs Copenhagen, December 2013 and vs Ludogorets, October 2014) and one where he missed the target (vs Barcelona, April 2008). Thoughts on Ronaldo's international record? 13/10/04: World Cup qualifying W 7-1 vs Russia (h), 69th minute right foot 7. How did he score them? Passarella would captain Argentina to victory 16 years later at the 1978 World Cup. Going into the final stages of the game, the headlines were already written. Oshoala and Ajibade react to Super Falcons new kits for 2023 FIFA Womens WCup, Nottingham Forest stand by Awoniyi and Dennis manager but demand improvement, 2023 World Cup: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid stars hit Super Falcons camp as training begins ahead of preparatory games, Some players will get a bit offended Iwobi reveals the secret to Sakas success at Arsenal, March Marvel: Two Super Eagles-eligible stars make Championship Team of the Month. Set plays and penalties account for approximately one in four of his 122 international strikes. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. 19/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 3-2 vs Sweden (a), 77th minute left foot (Hugo Almeida) 47. The state of that attack. Nevertheless, it is time fans of these two greats stop with the comparison, and accept they are fortunate to witness two of the sporting greats in this century. cr7 scores bucket loads against minnows in europe whereas there are not a lot of weak south american teams, ha ha this is totally against Ronaldo its all about goals against low teams but not never mentioned number of matches messi played against top teams he has spent more than15 match to score 7 goals against Brazil lol, Brazil were not in their best squad???? Costa Ricas last match before the FIFA World Cup was a 2-2 draw against South Korea. 23/03/18: friendly W 2-1 vs Egypt (n), 90+4 minute header (Quaresma) 82. +. stats dont lie brother. 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