But anyway, we have our teams. 09/02/11: friendly L 1-2 vs Argentina (n), 20th minute right foot (Joo Pereira) 27. England's top goal scorer Wayne Rooney has also scored 28% of his 53 international goals against the top 15 sides. WebRonaldo has scored more than half of his goals at Real Madrid with 450. Whereas Puskas would be relied upon to pull off the spectacular every now and again. 19/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 3-2 vs Sweden (a), 77th minute left foot (Hugo Almeida) 47. The PSG forward has 67 goals for his country, 19 of which have come against the best teams in the world. For games that were decided on penalties the score after 120 minutes will be included in the ranking. Luxembourg are Ronaldo's favourite opponents, with 11 of his international goals coming in 11 games against the Grand Duchy. Not to mention the fact he has scored 20 goals more than Lionel Messi is his international career. Both those totals equate to around 28% of goals against top 15 sides. 29/03/16: friendly W 2-1 vs Belgium (h), 40th minute header (Joo Mrio) 57. Direct free-kicks: 11 Open play: 91Penalties: 18. Cristiano Ronaldo did, however, become the third highest goalscorer in international football history when he bagged two goals in stoppage time on a famous Friday night in Zurich. At UEFA EURO 2020, he opened his accounts against Germany and France but he has never registered against Italy or England. 15/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 1-0 vs Sweden (h), 82nd minute header (Miguel Veloso) 45. [8] Ronaldo scored his 110th and 111th international goals in a 2022 World Cup qualifying win against the Republic of Ireland on 1 September 2021, surpassing Iran's Ali Daei as the outright leading scorer in men's international football. The state of that attack. 05/03/14: friendly W 5-1 vs Cameroon (h), 83rd minute right foot (Miguel Veloso) 50. Although neither player does not select teams they play against, stats show that 26.09% of Messis international goals have come against teams in the top ten of FIFA rankings. 07/09/19: EURO qualifying W 4-2 vs Serbia (a), 80th minute right foot (Bernardo Silva), 90. But, then again, is there an argument to suggest that Europe has produced a larger volume of legends over the years? 5-10 years ago, when Ronaldo and Messi were still scoring for their national sides, the top 10 were ranked differently. [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. 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. WebCristiano Ronaldo vs South American teams 11 games 1 goal 1 assist 0 wins 5 draws 6 losses Messi vs European teams 17 games 10 goals 4 Facebook Email or phone WebEngland, Brazil and Italy are among the national teams that Ronaldo is yet to register against - although you certainly wouldnt bet against him doing just that before he hangs The 37-year-old started Saturday's game from Getting into our real business, Ronaldo has encountered several South American teams and likewise, Messi has faced some European teams too. Ronaldo has scored against 46 different international teams as of his last international appearance for 05/06/19: Nations League semi-finals W 3-1 vs Switzerland (n), 90th minute right foot (Gonalo Guedes)89. 07/10/17: World Cup qualifying W 2-0 vs Andorra (a), 63rd minute left foot 80. 09/06/17: World Cup qualifying W 3-0 vs Latvia (a), 63rd minute header 74. Opera News furthermore does not condone the use of our platform for the purposes encouraging/endorsing hate speech, violation of human rights and/or utterances of a defamatory nature. The clubs Ronaldo has encountered the most in Europe are Atltico and Lyon, both of whom he has faced 12 times; against Atltico he scored seven goals in 1,140 minutes of football while he hit six in 1,064 minutes against Lyon. They have set themselves apart from the rest with the ridiculous numbers they produce year after year. 06/09/13: World Cup qualifying W 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (a), 77th minute header (Coentro) 43. WebCristiano Ronaldo has made a habit of scoring against a lot of teams, but no club has felt the wrath quite like his next opponent in the Champions League. 14/11/14: EURO qualifying W 1-0 vs Armenia (h), 72nd minute right foot (Nani) 53. Ronaldo and Ronaldinho defined Brazil in the early 2000's, as well as European club football for that matter. 24/06/17: Confederations Cup W 4-0 vs New Zealand (n), 33rd minute right-foot penalty 76. He's the top overall scorer in professional history in the game, and last week became the joint highest international scorer in the men's game. And for that reason, even though it seems crazy to suggest that a team filled with Messi, Pele and Maradona could actually lose a game, we're going to opt for Europe as the winners in this trivial encounter. Let's say the greatest ever team of European-born footballers were to play the greatest ever team of South American-born stars - who would win? 13/06/15: EURO qualifying W 3-2 vs Armenia (a), 58th minute right foot 56. Admittedly, he has never played against Colombia. 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. Your email address will not be published. 10/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Faroe Islands (a), 65th minute left foot (Joo Mrio) 67. However, these 2 elite players can only go head-to-head in international games only in the World Cup. Meanwhile the attack, well, Ronaldo and Muller fighting for the tag of top goalscorer would certainly be an interesting one. 08/09/07: EURO qualifying D 2-2 vs Poland (h), 73rd minute right foot (Quaresma) 20. Spain 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. 06/09/13: World Cup qualifying W 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (a), 83rd minute right-foot free-kick 44. Go n check the list of all the players that Brazil squad played against. 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). WebStats of Ronaldo. 11/06/08: EURO group stage W 3-1 vs Czech Republic (n), 63rd minute right foot (Deco) 22. He's the top overall scorer in professional history in the game. 28/03/17: friendly L 2-3 vs Sweden (h), 18th minute right foot (Gelson Martins) 72. By contrast, Ronaldo has scored large chunks of goals against lower-ranked opposition, scoring a combined 42 goals against just eight lowly teams: Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Latvia, Andorra, Luxembourg, Hungary, Estonia, and Armenia. [3] He has scored 16 international goals at Estdio Algarve, his most at a single ground. 26/03/23: EURO qualifying W 6-0 vs Luxembourg (a), 9th minute left foot (Nuno Mendes)122. [15] His other 20 goals have come in friendly matches. He has managed seven against Lithuania (in three games!) Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. [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. 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. 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. In Yashin, we have the most renowned goalkeeper in history. Content created and supplied by: BillyScoreit (via Opera The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. I failed in my pursuit to kick a football for a living, so I traded my football boots for the keyboard and now I have the second best job in the world. Brazil are the highest-ranked team Messi has scored against most (5), followed by Uruguay and Paraguay (5). Cristiano Ronaldo may be Portugal's all-time top scorer with 81 goals 148 games, but his scoring record against the 'top' international teams in years gone by is surprisingly bad based on his typically high standards. 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. 14/11/19: EURO qualifying W 6-0 vs Lithuania (h), 7th minute right-foot penalty 97. 09/06/21: friendly W 4-0 vs Israel (h), 44th minute (Bruno Fernandes)105. 24/03/07: EURO qualifying W 4-0 vs Belgium (h), 55th minute header (Ricardo Quaresma) 17. With 109 international goals, Ronaldo is tied with Iran's Ali Daei at the top of the men's goalscoring charts, though trails eight female players in terms of goals scored. It would be the night Mohamed Salah continued his wonderful goalscoring form to beat European champions Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is just a goal away from scoring a century of goals for Portugal after scoring a hattrick against Lithuania and one against Luxembourg in the Euro 2020 qualifiers. Ronaldo hits stunning 38-yard free kick in Al Nassr win. Lets also mention Messi scored basically all of his goals against Brazil in friendlies when Brazil were not fielding their best squads. Go and study kid instead of giving such stupid comarison and then telling not to compare. As you can see in the footage below, the 33-year-old casually brought it down with his left and bamboozled the Egyptian defender before producing a slick back heel. Pele, Maradona and Messi will always be right up there in the GOAT debate. 22/06/16: EURO group stage D 3-3 vs Hungary (n), 50th minute right foot (Joo Mrio) 60. 07/09/12: World Cup qualifying W 2-1 vs Luxembourg (a), 28th minute right foot (Moutinho) 38. 14/11/19: EURO qualifying W 6-0 vs Lithuania (h), 22nd minute right foot (Gonalo Pacincia) 98. This skewed stat openly details how it is created in favor of Messi. Lets keep trying to set the numbers even higher! pic.twitter.com/qswCiXnRGh. 31/08/17: World Cup qualifying W 5-1 vs Faroe Islands (h), 64th minute left foot (William Carvalho) 79. 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. Analysis by Insider shows that only 16% of his international goals have come against the world's top 15 teams. Why are these not being put into perspective? Its amazing how stats can be used to lie. While that feat is undoubtedly incredible any way you look at it, delve a little deeper and it seems that while Ronaldo excels against smaller teams in goalscoring terms, he often struggles against the best opposition the world has to offer. 15/06/18: World Cup group stage D 3-3 vs Spain (n), 88th minute right-foot free-kick 85. 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