ronaldo against south american teams

Ronaldo has scored against 45countries in his career. Manage Settings Cristiano Ronaldo, counting goals and assists, generates goals per friendly match, against teams that are also significantly weaker (average FIFA ranking #). Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "ab36d04b6f91fa9691895ce48fc9daf0" );document.getElementById("b80f49cc24").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Copyright 2022 Soccernet Media Limited. The big picture: The decision comes shortly after Ronaldo lashed out against the team in an interview with Piers Morgan and caused a new round of drama with the team's coach, Erik ten Hag. UEFA.com investigates. Cristiano Ronaldo as a professional footballer has played for 4 clubs and for his national team. [2] Since then, he has become the current all-time record goalscorer for the Portugal national team, and the highest overall men's international goalscorer in history, having scored 118 goals in 196 appearances. Theyve just listed a breakdown of goals by these 2 greats against different teams. Its openly comparing ALL goals of Messis and ALL goals of Ronaldos are the international level with the CURRENT top 10 ranked nations. Cameroon are the highest-ranked African team Ronaldo has scored against most (2), followed by Ghana (1). The statistics strongly suggest that Ronaldo is at his goalscoring best in the opening phases of each half; he is relatively quiet in the later stages of the first half. But with all of the above in mind, Ronaldo has struggled in high profile games. Some of the best players in the world are playing in Europe and South America. He has scored more goals than Ali Daei, Pele, Diego Maradona, Romario and other football legends. Replying to . He left Manchester United in the year 2009. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. Fernandes curled in a cross from the left that barely went over the head of the leaping Ronaldo and bounced into the far corner. Luxembourg are the international team that Ronaldo has scored most against during his career, with nine goals put into their net. 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News ), Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. Ronaldo has played against 59 teams in UEFA club competition, scoring against 41. FIFA World Cup 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo scores a phantom goal against Uruguay During the 54th minute of the match, Cristiano Ronaldo thought that he had scored the goal via a header from a Bruno Fernandes cross. They have set themselves apart from the rest with the ridiculous numbers they produce year after year. In 17 International games against European teams, Lionel Messi has recorded 8 wins and 5 defeats. [5] He scored the only goal in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Armenia on 14 November 2014, his 23rd goal in UEFA European Championship qualifying and finals matches, surpassing the record previously held by Turkey's Hakan kr and Denmark's Jon Dahl Tomasson. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. They have reached such a height where no player has been able to reach so far. Compared to Cristiano Ronaldo who has poor stats against South American teams, Messi has been highly impressive against European teams. The next two countries on this list are Lithuania and Sweden, against whom Ronaldo has seven goals each. As for Uruguay, a must-win game awaits against Ghana a repeat of the 2010 quarterfinal match won by the South American team in a penalty shootout after Suarez was sent off for a handball on the line in . As you can see in the footage below, the 33-year-old casually brought it down with his left and bamboozled the Egyptian defender before producing a slick back heel. in practice, it's very hard to predict right a match between stronger teams from south america and europe, but yeah, the european teams have some "pre-game" advantages. Having taken a look at the statistics, it will be fair to say Messis numbers are better with the majority of the Argentines goals coming against top football nations compared to Ronaldo who has scored a chunk of his goals against teams outside the top 50. Go and study kid instead of giving such stupid comarison and then telling not to compare. [7] On 8 September 2020, he scored his 100th and 101st goals for Portugal in a 20 win against Sweden in the 202021 UEFA Nations League, to become the first European player to reach this milestone. The official licensed stores are operated by 3rd party commercial partners appointed under license by UEFA. Messi has scored more goals than anyother player in South America after overtaking Pele's record of 77 goals for Brazil. Finally, in official games, Leo Messi generates, counting goals and assists, goals per game. Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. Despite their advanced years, the two are not slowing down and they showed that for their national teams during the recent international break. He has played 11 games against South American teams scoring 1 goal and registering 1 assists in 11 matches. The two players are still considered the greatest footballers of all time. Your login session has expired. Cristiano Ronaldo is European while Lionel Messi is South American. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. [8] Ronaldo scored his 110th and 111th international goals in a 2022 World Cup qualifying win against the Republic of Ireland on 1 September 2021, surpassing Iran's Ali Daei as the outright leading scorer in men's international football. The two players have won almost every title available in football including the UEFA Champions league, Premier league, Laliga, Serie A and other major trophies both for their respective club and country. Its amazing how stats can be used to lie. See More, Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. Latest on Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Lithuania is the country Ronaldo has scored the most goals against (7), while Messi has scored more (5) against Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay than any other team. He has scored 10 goals and 4 assists. 2021. Why are these not being put into perspective? Modrics win in 2018 was the first time since 2007 that neither Ronaldo nor Messi won the individual award. Cristiano Ronaldo is just a goal away from scoring a century of goals for Portugal after scoring a hattrick against Lithuania and one against Luxembourg in the Euro 2020 qualifiers. As we can see, the contribution in attack of both players to their national teams is very similar. But the brilliance of Ronaldo, 14 years after he scored his first goal in a Portugal shirt, stole the back pages. Ronaldo Has Played 4 Offical Games Against South American Teams, FOOT TALKS 57.7K subscribers Subscribe 210 9.6K views 1 month ago # # # . He has scored 10 goals and 4 assists. In total he has scored three goals against three teams. Cristiano Ronaldo has had two spells at Manchester United we recall his top six displays for the Red Devils. Cristiano Ronaldo may be Portugal's all-time top scorer with 81 goals 148 games, but his scoring record against the 'top' international teams in years gone by is surprisingly bad based on his typically high standards. The Barcelona captain missed Albicelestes September and October international friendlies after he was banned by CONMEBOL for three months. A draw against South Korea in its final Group H match will secure first place for Portugal, and likely avoid a last-16 meeting with Brazil. 30 (42.2%) of Leo Messi's 71 international goals have come against one of the world's best teams based on the FIFA ranking. The highest-ranked team Ronaldo has goals against is Sweden (5) followed by Netherlands (4). Lionel Messi has faced some top European teams and he has been highly impressive against them. His second also came from the spot, but this time he was successful at the first attempt. The clubs Ronaldo has encountered the most in Europe are Atltico and Lyon, both of whom he has faced 12 times; against Atltico he scored seven goals in 1,140 minutes of football while he hit six in 1,064 minutes against Lyon. As any pundit knows, yearly, teams fluctuate in and out of the top 10. Its hard to find topics, debates or arguments that enrage fans like that of Ronaldo vs Messi. In the tables below you can see the first 10, and by pressing the lower button you can display the complete list. In friendly matches the trend remains similar, with their opponents concentrated in the first 75 places of the ranking, and more games for Cristiano Ronaldo against weaker teams. The opponent against whom he has scored most often is Luxembourg with nine goals. Please logout and login again. Portugal really become a top 5 team in the rankings in 2016. He started his career in Sporting Lisbon where he made his debut. Then in 2018 he left Real Madrid and went for Juventus for $100 million. He plays as a winger or a striker in his respective team. Why Arsenal walked away. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. Of course, Messi is a bit luckier than Cristiano to play against teams like Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia on a permanent basis. Nevertheless, it is time fans of these two greats stop with the comparison, and accept they are fortunate to witness two of the sporting greats in this century. Its without a doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo is the far better player for his country. 28 (27.4%) of Cristiano Ronaldo's 102 international goals have come against such teams. Not to mention the fact he has scored 20 goals more than Lionel Messi is his international career. By Malikings (self media writer) | 1 year ago. Next we will see what the level of their opponents is, according to the FIFA World Ranking. 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