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Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all-time record for men's international caps with his 197th appearance for Portugal on Thursday.

- Hervé Renard will reportedly coach France women's team at 2023 World CupHas 'Ted Lasso' hurt soccer in U.S.? In addition to holding the all-time record for men's international caps, Ronaldo also holds the record for most goals scored in senior international play (118) and most consecutive senior international seasons scoring a goal (22). Meanwhile, Ronaldo can increase the gap between him and Al-Mutawa when Portugal play [Luxembourg](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/luxembourg-men-team) on Sunday. [Bader Al-Mutawa](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/bader-al-mutwa-player) previously held the record with 196 international appearances for [Kuwait](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/kuwait-men-team). - Cristiano Ronaldo says he's 'a better man' after woes at Man United, World Cup 2022Folarin Balogun joining USMNT? [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/cristiano-ronaldo-player) broke the all-time record for men's international caps with his 197th appearance for [Portugal](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/portugal-men-team) in its [Euro 2024](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/euro-cup) qualifier against [Liechtenstein](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/liechtenstein-men-team) on Thursday.

Portugal enjoyed a routine victory over Liechtenstein in their opening Euro 2024 qualifying match on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo was under the spotlight as ...

[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.marca.com/en/football/cristiano-ronaldo.html) was under the spotlight as he was making his record 197th international appearance, a figure more than any other player in history. [Euro 2024 qualifying](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/03/23/641caaf922601d93798b460d.html) match on Thursday. - CR7.

He added another one to his collection on Thursday evening, during Portugal's routine 4-0 victory over Liechtenstein in their opening Euro 2024 qualifying match ...

Ronaldo netted twice in the victory, one of which was a trademark free kick. The goals took his tally to 120 in international football, which extended his lead as the top scorer in that regard. Previously, he had been tied with Bader Al-Mutawa of Kuwait, but the former

Get a report of the Portugal vs. Liechtenstein 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage football match.

"It was an obvious next step from the attitude and the work we did in training. "It's a new cycle. Proud to be the most capped player ever." [World Cup](/football/league/_/name/FIFA.WORLD) in [Qatar](/football/team?id=4398) where they lost in the quarterfinals to [Morocco](/football/team?id=2869). [Bader Al-Mutawa](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/150911/Bader-Al-Mutawa), with a double as he returned to the starting lineup for their Group J qualifier at the Jose Alvalade Stadium. [Cristiano Ronaldo](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/22774/Cristiano-Ronaldo) tucked away a penalty and slammed home a free kick as he set a [new record for the most international caps](/football/portugal-por/story/4907543/portugal-cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-all-time-mens-international-cap-record) in [Portugal](/football/team?id=482)'s 4-0 win over Liechtenstein in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier on Thursday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the most capped men's player in international football after making his 197th Portugal appearance on Thursday.

He scored his first international goal during a Euro 2004 group stage game against Greece 10 months later. Ronaldo appeared as a substitute in both of his side's knockout matches. [Benfica](/soccer/team?id=1929) striker [Goncalo Ramos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/288896/Goncalo-Ramos), scored a hat trick in their 6-1 win over [Switzerland](/soccer/team?id=475) in the round of 16.