Cristiano Ronaldo said this Monday that he never imagined he would reach 200 caps for Portugal, a figure that could be reached in Iceland on Tuesday towards Euro2024 football, and stated that he will never give up on the national team.
At the age of 38, the Portugal captain could become the first player in football history to reach 200 caps for his national team on Tuesday.
“Means a lot [200 internacionalizações]. From the first day I was international, it was always a dream to play for the national team. I’ll stay until I feel I have to. Me, the president and the coach. I will never give up coming here because it’s always a dream. Capturing 200 caps is not for everyone, it shows the love I have for my country and for our national team.”started saying the Portuguese striker.
Ronaldo added that he wants to “live in the moment”, emphasizing that he “continues to feel in shape, play well and score goals”.
For Al Nassr’s Saudi player, speaking at a press conference, the most important thing is to add a fourth win in a row in as many Group J matches to qualify for Euro2024, although he has made no secret of a desire to win the 200th match to be celebrated with , at least one goal.
“It was amazing [marcar]. In the 200th game for the national team, it was spectacular to finish with a goal, but to emphasize that the most important thing is our way to qualification. Three games, three wins and tomorrow [terça-feira] let’s try the fourth. If you score, I’m happy. If not, I’m happy too.”expressed.
Several records have been broken in his career, namely in the service of Portugal, so Ronaldo is unaware of any other achievements he has yet to overcome.
“I have no idea [do que falta bater]. I know there are records I lead, goals and caps. I don’t follow the records, they follow me. I am happy, it is also my motivation to continue at the highest level in the national team. It was something I never thought I would achieve.”he confessed.
Finally, he spoke of Iceland, penultimate in the ‘group’, with three points, which he considers ‘physically very good and very strong’, to make the task as difficult as possible for the Portuguese.
Iceland-Portugal, from the fourth round of Group J qualifying for Euro2024, is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:45 PM (7:45 PM in Lisbon) and will be settled by Germany’s Daniel Siebert.
The ‘quinas’ team leads the group with nine points, followed by Slovakia with seven and Luxembourg with four. Bosnia and Iceland follow with three, while Liechtenstein has yet to score.
The top two of the group qualify for the Euro2024 final round, which will take place in Germany.
Source: DN
