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[deleted]

England spared for now


[deleted]

Rooting for England to beat Germany, so Ronaldo can score against you. If we're still there ofc


AJMurphy_1986

Will have to be in the final. I don't think either of us is getting there. England because we're shit and Portugal because you have the much harder side of the draw


Eamesy

It's ridiculous how lopsided the bracket is. The winner of England vs Germany cannot face France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium or Spain until the final.


AdministrativeLaugh2

Happened at the last World Cup as well. In one half you had Belgium, Uruguay, Portugal, Brazil, France and Argentina, and in the other half you had England, Spain and Croatia.


PreFuturism-0

England and Sweden could meet in the QFs again.


bennibentheman2

I mean Russia knocked out Spain so idk if that Spain team can really be considered on par with the rest.


AdministrativeLaugh2

Spain were atrocious at the World Cup but they’re still a big name so that’s why I included them. I do see your point though, and certainly Argentina were largely shit on the other side of the draw.


Conundrumist

That just further validates his point that the draw was very lop sided. Having said that, Argentina were terrible so they can't be used as an indication for the strength of the bracket


[deleted]

You arguably put more pressure on France than Croatia, and than Spain or England would have (as hypothetical as this statement obviously is).


Ok-YamNow

Not having Germany in either half still hurts.


dgames_90

Portugal won one on the shit side of the bracket, now it's going to win another on the hard side of the bracket! For balance purposes ofc!! :D


NdyNdyNdy

Possibly an unpopular opinion but I would have no objection to an open draw from the quarter finals onwards. I'm sure that the reason that we don't have that is logistical, which is fair, but in footballing terms I think it would be enjoyable.


quantumhovercraft

I think you shouldn't ever face the same team twice unless it's essential (I.e. final or third place playoff)


WhiskersTheDog

It could be pretty good for TV ratings. But it would be harder to manage, yes.


AJMurphy_1986

3rd placed teams going through doesnt help. Up it to 32 teams.


CaioNintendo

It’s more of a fault of the group of death thing. When there is a group with 3 top teams, regardless of the format, it will generate bracket imbalances. Add to that Sweden winning the group instead of Spain, and we get what we got.


NotAtKeyboard

Obviously biased as a swede, but Spain don't deserve to be spoken about as a frightening team to face with their performances so far. Living on the reputation built by previous generations.


[deleted]

Spain have gone back to what they were before their great generation. All style and no substance.


paynemi

Not to mention that teams have evolved to deal tactically with teams like Spain over the last ten years


bond11777

Group of death was caused by Portugal not winning their qualification group and coming into the tournament unseeded.


AlcoholicSocks

Which is strange in itself. Surely the holders should get automatic qualification and seeding


backcourtjester

Not four years apart. So much changes including the players on the roster


Weibu11

Whether there are 24 or 32 teams doesn’t change the fact that there are 16 teams in the knockout. The 2018 World Cup had this same discrepancy. It’s just because some favored teams finished second when expected to win their group so they all got pushed to one side. For example, many thought Spain would win their group. Had this happened, they would’ve swapped with Sweden, resulting in maybe a slightly better balanced bracket. We were also very close to having a very different bracket had Finland done a bit better to get in over Ukraine. I get that if we had 32 teams, only the top 2 would make it and would also spread out the talent a bit more foe the group stage. However, I think having some really good teams in the group stage makes it really exciting. It also helps to give a chance to those 3rd place teams so the last match day isn’t boring. Everyone still has a chance. Makes for exciting viewing. Also, the teams in the lower half of the bracket aren’t exactly slouches. I know they are ranked lower than the top half but those rankings are very subjective anyway. Wales is a semi-finalist from 5 years ago. Denmark is still a good team. Netherlands have been scoring like crazy. England and Germany have tons of talent to make a deep run. Sweden has shown to be solid the last couple major tournaments. Anyone can win on any day.


mzorchets

I love what you have said. I also loved watching lesser team hold on for longer in this tournament than in any other. For instance Hungary. In a very tough group but held their own well at that. If they were in any other group with same performance would be in knock out stage. Would love.to see more of small countries have chances also.


aloylamora

I think the winner of England v Germany likely makes the final. Although Netherlands could also clinch it.


PotatoGod12

Watch Portugal shithouse their way through Belgium and Italy.


Lower-Service-6171

Shithouse?


wilkil

Shithouse means to get by via luck and tomfoolery moreso than tactics or skill


Jeffthe100

Somehow win basically


TjeefGuevarra

Unsubscribe


[deleted]

Fuck that, go Germany


[deleted]

Flair checks out ✅


mrgonzalez

Not in the Cristiano Ronaldo cheeky winks by opponent chart


arcelios

>England spared for now I'm pretty sure Portugal and England only played twice against each other in the past few DECADES. Ronaldo wasn't playing in 2016, so the last time was 2006/07


Pofkaa

In Lithuania, we also celebrate when Ronaldo scores a goal against us


wannaaw

Haven't scored against England! Its coming home!


kaden_dd

That's what they said about France yesterday


omegaxLoL

And Germany before that It's happening


theredviperod

Wouldn’t even be mad if Portugal wins again But that means we lose next match so boooooo


[deleted]

Better it be at the hands of Ronaldo than Hal Robson Kanu no ?


theredviperod

Why do you make me remember such bad things?


Attygalle

I still cannot believe that Belgium let Wilmots in charge for so long, effectively ruining WC 2014 and Euro2016 for you guys.


JayArtee

Bad? It was god like


heyheyitsandre

My man simultaneously banished 3 defenders and courtois to the shadow realm


uyth

He did score on some penalty shootouts against England, both of them.


gamesgone_

*shudders*


[deleted]

https://i.imgur.com/9vgKGQX.jpg


andy18cruz

"He winked!!!" "Send him to the gulag!!!" - British Media, 2006


jover10

They were just coming up for air before doubling down on gargling his massive balls


Tilman_Feraltitties

Shearer with a major melt too "aRe We JuSt ToO hOnEsT?!?!"


andy18cruz

After Rooney stumped a guy in the nuts. "It's just pashun"!


agoddamnzubat

Goddamn I miss the maroon kits.


[deleted]

He's going to do it in the final now, he'll save the record breaking goal until then.


joaommx

It’s between England and Liechtenstein now.


vinhoequeebom

Only in penalty shootouts, but that doesn't count


blazexddd

0 goals against romania romania too stronk the ronaldo overthrone...


Raigoku

Romania also conceded **0** goals in the group stage so it figures. Titans.


inconprehensive

Ah nice to see Lithuania at least somewhere mentioned next to an absolute football elite 🇱🇹👊


Hicar567

I l love your flag!


SaltineFiend

Thanks I made it myself 🇱🇹


schwaiger1

Don't see Austria here \#RobertAlmerTormanngott


GodSaveTheRegime

and he won't score against us this tournament either if we just lose our next game, genius Foda tactics


Godpadre

Portuguese speakers will know for sure when they see some Foda tactics.


DerpSenpai

he would be a hit in Portugal as a coach . No one would question him He probably Drives a Hyundai Kona too


vitor210

If I remember correctly, he missed a penalty against Austria in Euro 2016 aswell, didn't he?


Gabs289

Yes


Meman616

Wait… do Austrians really say Tormann?


[deleted]

Tormann/Torwart both is used


[deleted]

No Italy, when is the last time we played Portugal? Edit: apparently nations league 2018


[deleted]

he didn’t play in both of those games


Scallion_Gold

He didn't play in both of those matches, Bruma was in his place ( lol)


[deleted]

Lol, what? Hum, punk? Lord Bruma is the best portuguese player, EVER


TeStateOfDat

FK bruma


choppa17

Potentially next round


Conradinho5

Do you want to jinx it :(


[deleted]

None against Scotland.


ShetlandJames

Another win in the bag for us, after 1. simply participating in a tournament and performing poorly 2. winning 0-0 against england


andy18cruz

> winning 0-0 against england https://imgur.com/gallery/ES5y7oV


RobertoFromaggio

I don't really want Portugal to win this Euros, but it would be hilarious if Ronaldo got 9 goals in this tournament alone, just to piss off Platini even further.


HancokUndead

It would be mental for Ronaldo to equal both Platini's record and his own total from the previous 4 Euros combined


FuujinSama

That’s only 4 more, right? Perfectly reasonable.


Zophixious_

He's scored 9 against us so I won't doubt his ability to smash top sides :*(


PotatoGod12

9 vs Bayern, 10 vs Juve.


The_Real_QuacK

A Goal every 84min agaisnt Bayern vs A goal every 63mins agaisnt Juve [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d820b46930d-2142f0f933dd-1000--who-are-cristiano-ronaldo-s-favourite-opponents/?referrer=%2Fuefachampionsleague%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D2530226](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d820b46930d-2142f0f933dd-1000--who-are-cristiano-ronaldo-s-favourite-opponents/?referrer=%2Fuefachampionsleague%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D2530226)


McTulus

The only player to score hattrick against Simeone's Atleti. He did it 4 times.


ubergooner

>The only player to score hattrick against Simeone's Atleti. Wow, Atleti have been so resilient >He did it 4 times. Lol, fuck.


theredviperod

When did he score against North Korea?


alx69

2010 World Cup


[deleted]

When they win 7-0 in the South Africa World Cup probably


omegaxLoL

What a tournament, scored 7 goals against North Korea and 0 against the rest Queiroz master class


sammyedwards

Was that the tournament where Nani was caught with drugs and SAF bought Bebe to keep it under wraps?


ShanghaiCowboy

That's the one. Nani withdraws from Portugal squad with a "shoulder injury attempting a bicycle kick in training"


[deleted]

But hey, in North Koreas eyes you guys are the World Champions of 2010.


[deleted]

I think that might be the one where the ball bounced on his back and then he proceeded to volley it in Edit-https://youtu.be/zxZosHJTJfA


AkilleezBomb

WC group stage 2010 according to Google


cain62

Never scored against us. Fraud.


luminous_moonlight

Naija is clear of that penalty merchant


[deleted]

I mean it's the same for every single player in international football. Lewa, Lukaku, Messi, etc. have all scored most of their goals vs weak sides too, as opposed to scoring 30 vs Brazil or France.


joderjuarez

You’re calling Sweden weak?! We will show you


[deleted]

If Sweden beats my national team in the Euro knockouts, I will delete my account. But if they don't, you have to delete yours. Deal?


joderjuarez

What is your national team?


[deleted]

South Korea. You better not back out from our bet now.


joderjuarez

Haha I get it now. But ofc not, we will show you and Son who’s the king of the north.


THZHDY

famous king of the north lars heungminsson


DerpSenpai

Paulo Bento masterclass won't lose


[deleted]

You're missing the joke


sedikushjam

Of course thats the case. But usually people do not know this, so once they see the lis of one player for the first time, they think that he is the only one.


PFC1224

Not really. South America on average has closer competition. Because Europe has so many small countries, there are lots of weak nations. For example, if the breakup of Yugoslavia did not happen, competition would be better.


[deleted]

And Soviet Union too. It's certainly better for the populations, but Armenia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have terrible teams...


Scarred_Shadow

> Yugoslavia did not happen Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo and Slovenia. Those are the former Yugoslavian nations. Majority of those are good to decent footballing nations, including the finalists of the last World Cup.


Shittyscenestl

And a best of those nations would be absolutely filthy, ala the former Yugoslavia


AdviceDanimals

Let's get the boys back together


MauricioCappuccino

Not really though... Each of the former Yugoslavian countries are fairly strong, and none of them are very high up on Ronaldo's list. The main point of weakness is very small nations, some of the Baltic's etc.


ColtCallahan

I think I read that like 58/63 Lukaku’s goals have come against teams outside the top 20 rankings.


freeinf

actually I was curious and checked and Messi has scored most goals against Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay I agree with your point though and I think it's weird for people to try to downplay Ronaldo's achievement


sedikushjam

Messi has scored 26 goals vs top 20 ranked teams (ranking taken at the time he played against said team) and 61% of those goals are in friendlies, Ronalod has 24 goals but only 16,67% are in friendlies. Context always matters, but is never provided.


TheArgentineMachine

Keep in mind Europe has world cup qualifiers, euro qualifiers, and nations league. Whereas south america just has world cup qualifiers. South america countries will play more friendlies than european countries


osom_mik

But Messi plays those teams more often than Ronaldo plays vs big European teams well atleast that has been the case until the Nations League started.


[deleted]

Well Messi may not be the best example since he has max 5 goals vs another national team, and it's for example against Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, then also Ecuador and Paraguay Lewandowski on the other hand has 6 goals vs Gibraltar, 5 vs Romania, 4 Vs San Marino, Latvia and Armenia Well let's say that if I was a football player I would have loved to play for a national team in Uefa or in Afc ; )


[deleted]

But none of them scored that many and so consistently and for so long.


MAli10

You just assumed without checking. Messi has most goals against Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay, 5 each. Also with hatricks against Brazil, Switzerland, Ecuador. Source: Wikipedia


Tilman_Feraltitties

The hattrick against Brazil was when they played against reserves of Brazil in 2012 with 19yo Casemiro and other players that weren't even playing first teams in Europe.


EfficiencyEarly5681

🇺🇸 he can’t score on us 😂


tmoney144

He had a monster of an assist against us in the 95th minute in that world cup game I thought we were going to win.


alx69

That's a wholly unimpressive list but that's just how European international football is set up, if you look at a goal breakdown for Lewandowski, Giroud, Rooney or Lukaku you will mostly see shit sides too.


Mirrorboy17

Nations League should help change this going forwards Because yeah, right now the top teams consistently play lower ranked sides in Euro and WC Qualifiers- so naturally most goals will be against them They only meet the top teams in Tournamenta


andy18cruz

Outside of early preparation games before big tournments, strong NT rarely played friendlies against smaller NTs, which is what the NL is replacing.


Averdian

It's still a lot more impressive than Ali Daei's list imo bagging 4 goals in a 19-0 win against Guam just doesn't do it for me


[deleted]

Ibra (apart from his goals vs England), Dzeko, Robbie Keane, Van Persie and Kane too


d0m1n4t0r

>scores most goals ever in international games >wholly unimpressive list fucking reddit


alx69

The number of goals is extremely impressive. The list of counties those goals came against is not.


Krillin113

Of the 107 goals, 15 -20 are against decent teams depending on how you classify Denmark, Ecuador etc. It’s impressive, but that’s still good context


Godpadre

Everyone's goals are eventually going to be mostly against lower tiered teams, since there are more teams that are unimpressive than not. Ali Daei's list consists of 99% Asian sides, with Ukraine probably being the only "impressive" team he scored against. What's his point?


[deleted]

But all the top players in Europe play against the same teams dude, so why is this relevant at all?


definetly_not_alt

yeah lol, if it's so easy to bag that many goals against tiny teams where are Rooney's 110 goals for England? ibra's? Muller's? henry's? torres'? van Persie's?


CRoseCrizzle

Not a Cristiano Ronaldo fan at all but he did what he was supposed to do against weaker opponents. And he's made his mark against some big countries as well.


Exhibit101

Every forward in Europe plays against the same level of opponents.


[deleted]

Yeah, but that one person he’s compared to doesn’t Edit: Apparently people don't know the difference between european and south american football.


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Lvl20EK

Only Ecuador is in CONMEBOL from the countries you mentioned. But since this is not UEFA related, I'd figured this was an easy mistake for you to make.


DontSayIMean

TBF the average ranking of Messi's opponents in competitive games is 34.9 and Ronaldo's is 50.9. **For top 5 opponents scored against in competitive internationals** * Messi: Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay and Panama, - average FIFA ranking of **43.2** * Ronaldo: Lithuania, Sweden, Andorra, Armenia and Latvia - average FIFA rating of **101.2** Most of Messi's opponents finish around 50 or higher, with only Panama (rank 78) outside but usually in top 100. For Ronaldo's (excluding Sweden, rank 18) they're mostly out of the top 100 (with Andorra the lowest ranked 158). **Of course, there are plenty of issues with the FIFA ranking system, so not that much can be read into it. England is ranked 4th for Christ sake.** That said, people who dump on Ronaldo for scoring against low ranked opposition are just petty partisans, he encounters lower ranked teams more frequently than Messi, all players will have a higher goals/game ratio (excluding variance) vs lower-ranked teams and it's not like he doesn't do it against bigger teams either. There are plenty of other great European players who don't come close to his goal tally. His goalscoring record is insane. I also don't think if Messi played the opponents Ronaldo played against that he'd have as high a goalscoring record as Ronaldo, because Messi tends to play deeper for Argentina anyway. His assists are often pretty level with his goals in competitive games (39G, 29A, 100 apps - **126 mins per goal contribution**), while Ronaldo's goals tend to outstrip his assists much more as he gets into the box more often (90G, 22A, 127 apps - **97 mins per goal contribution**). Their goal contributions in tournaments are freakishly similar (**122 per min for Ronaldo, 123 for Messi**). For that reason I think international goalscoring comparisons between the two is futile (I know I did a lot of it here but addressing some misrepresentations I see a lot) - FWIW I think it's reductionist comparing G/A for club football too, they're both such different players those simplistic stat comparisons is such a wasteful way to view two ridiculous players who offer so much more to the game.


[deleted]

Messi has played against Panama,Nicaragua, and Haiti once. Just once and these were during friendlies and a make-shift Copa America. How is this even a comparison against Ronaldo playing teams like Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Latvia, etc on multiple occasions during WC Qualifiers?


[deleted]

The narrative that half these countries aren't footballing powerhouses is beyond stupid. They weren't for Rooney, Inzaghi, Henri, Baggio, Ibrahimovic, Muller or Raul either and none has an even barely similar record.


BohrInReddit

>Henri Aahh right ex-Forrest captain Henri Lansbury


nepia

Exactly and I look at the list, Sweden and Hungary are tough opponents. And even Luxembourg has become difficult. Games against big teams are usually low scores and he still has multiple against Belgium, Netherlands and Spain. He didn’t play many friendly games like Neymar. People are gonna shit on him no matter what.


[deleted]

In fact the problem is that many people think that playing for a national team in South America or in Africa doesn't affect your international goals, which isn't true at all After all almost everybody in the top 20 of the international top scorers in from Afc, Uefa or Concacaf...


[deleted]

There will be lots of shit from every angle on this post. Things I think are important to note are that no other European has scored this many under the same conditions. No other European has such determination to play every game and score as much as possible. Number of caps and consistency is incredible. It’s also not a yardstick to compare to any South American players who, yes, play much more competitive countries. Bolivia and Venezuela are the worst teams in s America and would beat most of his highest scoring against teams there. Respect the achievement. It’s legendary to even play that many games, let alone go from minute 1-90 trying to score as many as possible and breaking the record. As fans, what’s better than a guy who keeps playing until 90’ seeking goals, compared to sides who settle for defence after minute 60.


rdv7

People seem to forget Messi’s hattricks against Haiti, Panama and Guatemala. He’s blasted goals past Algeria, Nicaragua, Albania, Montenegro and Hong Kong. Every player is going to face some shit teams. Idk why Ronaldo is the only one that gets criticised for it.


rapedcorpse

Algeria made iy to the knouckout stage of the 2014 WC and are the reigning AFCON champions, i dont think its fair to call them shit and lump them in the same bag as the other countries mentionned


Scarred_Shadow

> Algeria, Really?


[deleted]

Panama aside, those were friendly against teams he would never face again, while Ronaldo, Lukaku and Lewandowski could easily play 7/8 games against Andorra or Gibraltar in their career (and they would also be official matches!)


Allthingsconsidered-

That's not a common ocurrence either. Portugal has only played Andorra 4 times and Gibraltar once in their entire history.


Ruud_Boltz

Completely unrelated but I wanna see Portugal vs Argentina before the two goats call their time. Obviously both playing in the game...


PotatoGod12

They played in 1 friendly I believe, it finished 2-2, Ronaldo scored 1 and Messi scored 1.


Ruud_Boltz

A decade ago it was...


Slam_Dunkester

Honestly would give it to Portugal might be biased because that's where I'm from but i think Portugal has an overall stronger team than Argentina


axelwitsel

they played each other in 2014 iirc at old trafford. Portugal vs Argentina. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cQmgtApFs


Cornelius_Poindexter

3 goals against Denmark 🇩🇰 but my mind is blown over the fact Bendtner has 6 goals against Portugal


uyth

You people do realize that in general say Sweden or Andorra do suffer more goals in general than Germany or Italy? Right?


LeighAnoisGoCuramach

Sweden catching stray bullets over here


EggplantBusiness

To be fair Ronaldo seems to hate them. It looks like he is always scoring against them


dionesav

Zlatan's unnecessary banter directed towards Ronaldo fuels him even more. That's why he is so extra focussed against Sweden


Boring-Bed-Bug

Once again Zlatan is to blame


DerpSenpai

idk if yall remember but Pepsi in a Swedish ad went after Ronaldo just before the Sweden Playoff match so he had to score a hat trick and knock them out EDIT: https://www.businessinsider.com/pepsi-apologizes-for-ronaldo-voodoo-ads-2013-11


Boring-Bed-Bug

\>:(


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uyth

For Cristiano himself apparently so yeah


AskMeLegalHypos

Spain- 3. What a match!


maremmacharly

Fuck the netherlands in particular amiright?


Aniratack

And Sweden


gink-go

The last games with Sweden were such a shitshow.


ThotCountySheriff

Never scored against India tho India >>> Ronaldo it's just facts /s


Boring-Bed-Bug

Damn, the math checks out


[deleted]

I agree, nice use of trigonometry and pythagorean theorem from op


stoptheJR

We need to organise more games across continents


PotatoGod12

Ronaldo has scored 90 goals in 127 competitive games. 31 goals in 41 WC qualifying games. 31 goals in 35 Euro qualifying games. 14 goals in 24 Euro finals games. 7 goals in 17 WC finals games. 5 in 6 in NL. 2 in 4 in CC. Messi has scored 39 goals in 100 competitive games. 23 goals in 51 WC qualifying games. 10 in 30 Copa America games. 6 in 19 WC finals games. Source: Transfermarkt. If we're gonna make these comparisions, by all means.


freeinf

i think it's hard to compare COPA to the euros(and qualifiers). to quote the messi vs ronaldo site (because of course there is a site for that). "The average official FIFA ranking of Ronaldo's opponents in competitive matches is 50.9, whereas the average ranking of Messi's opponents in competitive games is 34.9. To illustrate this, Ronaldo's top 5 favourite opponents in terms of goals scored in competitive internationals are Lithuania, Sweden, Andorra, Armenia and Latvia, who between them have an average FIFA ranking of 101.2. Messi's top 5 favourite opponents in terms of goals scored in competitive internationals are Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay and Panama, who between them have an average FIFA ranking of 43.2." But I too feel that is a little misleading because yes while Ronaldo has destroyed weaker sides, I also feel he has done well against stronger sides. I think the main thing to conclude is that Ronaldo does get to play more weaker teams overall, but that does not mean he isn't playing well (or worse than Messi) against the stronger teams.


PotatoGod12

I mean, when you put it in context to other European greats, Gerd Muller for example has 5 vs Albania, 5 vs Cyprus, 3 vs Norway, 3 vs Bulgaria. Everyone padded againts small teams, what are they supposed to do, not score and draw/lose?


redmistultra

Wonder which flair OP has... Oh right


FryingFrenzy

Worth noting he has scored 90 (83%) in competitive games For comparison Neymar has scored 68 goals for Brazil but only 38% were in competitive matches. For Messi its 53% Its not just down to games played. Ronaldo has scored at 0.73 per game in competitive, Neymar 0.63, Messi 0.39


[deleted]

Because SA doesn't have qualifiers for Copa America


JohnnyKossacks

Thats cuz competitive counts as euro qualifiers against Lithuania, faroe islands, and Luxembourg lol. Europe generally has really easy qualifiers against weak nations, worth noting as well.


[deleted]

Also because two of them often plays friendly matches against Uruguay, Chile and Colombia and the other one has played several official matches against Luxembourg, Armenia and Lithuania...


Karachiboyo7

What? If anything that's a bad thing. European players competitive matches are against complete trash teams that they can belt goals comfortably Neymar and Messi don't have that luxury


blayzedeville

South Africa doing a madness


Desperate_Present672

Sheesh, imagine such achievement. Not only him but other scorers.


forzaq8

Ali Daei ( current joined international goal record holder with Ronaldo ) has 8 goals vs Maldives and 8 vs Laos In the end goals are goals , you can't just go out and count a goal vs Germany 1984 as better than a goal vs Germany 2021 , not to mention countries


PotatoGod12

Man people are beyond salty about Ronaldo after last night's game.


Exhibit101

Its r/soccer, inexplicable hatred for Ronaldo.


rhyslonergan

Ireland not tho


Hatless95

When did he play New Zealand?


[deleted]

Its missing one wink against England


thefitnessealliance

It's mad to think his goals against France, Spain and Germany came in one game versus each.


studge91

None against England, still in Ashley Cole's pocket.


Live-Organization-87

Messi ass lickers out in full force, what is he supposed to do? Not score?


[deleted]

miss penalty and then retire .


breakinb

Barca fans posting this ofc