Cristiano Ronaldo breaks Asamoah Gyan's goal scoring record at major international tournaments

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in history to score in 10 different international tournaments, surpassing the record held by iconic Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan.

The Portuguese star netted a superb hat-trick in his country's 3-1 win over Switzerland in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League last week.

Prior to this, Ronaldo had scored at the 2004 UEFA European Championship , 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2008 Euro, 2010 World Cup in South Africa, 2012 Euro,  2014 FIFA World Cup,  2016 Euro,  2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup.

Gyan, meanwhile, netted at the World Cups in 2006, 2010 and 2014, plus at the African Cup of Nations in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Gyan was the first player to have scored at nine major international tournaments for his country before Ronaldo surpassed the record last week.

 

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