Watch : Cristiano Ronaldo score a stunning Free kick which helped him enter history books yet again! Also becomes the most capped Footballer!

The legendary Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal broke yet another record and, with 197 caps, led the list of players with the most international appearances.

The 38-year-old achieved this accomplishment in Friday’s Euro 2024 qualifying match against Liechtenstein at Estadio Jose Alvalade, his first game in national colours following the heartbreaking quarterfinal exit at the Qatar World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s freekick goal from the stands. 😍pic.twitter.com/ZU48uq3YqP

— The CR7 Timeline. (@TimelineCR7) March 23, 2023

Currently playing for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, Ronaldo has scored 120 goals for his country, including the pair against Liechtenstein. Joao Cancelo and Bernardo Silva both scored goals as Portugal went on to triumph 4-0.

CRISTIANO RONALDO SCORES A FREE KICK IN BACK TO BACK GAMES 😤 pic.twitter.com/AwWdA1ywxU

— GOAL (@goal) March 23, 2023

The former Real Madrid stalwart is presently ranked first among all male international football goal scorers. Legendary Iranian Ali Daei is closely followed with 109 goals.

During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo became the only player in the history to score in 5 different editions and that just speaks a lot about his longevity as a player. Below is the entire list of most capped International footballers –

Rank	Player	Country	International appearances
1.	Cristiano Ronaldo*	Portugal	197
2.	Baer Al-Mutawa*	Kuwait	196
3.	Soh Chin Ann	Malaysia	195
4.	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	184
5.	Ahmed Mubarak	Oman	183
6.	Sergio Ramos	Spain	180
7.	Andres Guardado*	Mexico	179
8.	Mohamed Al-Deayea	Saudi Arabia	178
9.	Claudio Sanchez	Mexico	177
10.	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy	176