10 Amazing records Cristiano Ronaldo set in 2018

#6 First European to score in nine consecutive international tournaments

Date - 15 June 2018

Portugal v Spain: Group B - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Ronaldo burst onto the scene as a skinny baby-faced 19-year-old at the European Championship held in his home country of Portugal. He starred, scoring two goals and providing two assists in an eventual second-place finish for Portugal and was voted into the team of the tournament for his exploits.

The tears he exhibited at full-time of the 0-1 loss to Greece in the final was heart-wrenching and showed early signs of the desire to always win which has been a hallmark of his career since then.

Few could have predicted the kind of career Ronaldo would go on to have, going on to cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats.

His first goal (of an eventual hat-trick) in Portugal's 3-3 opening draw with Spain was the ninth consecutive international tournament since EURO 2004.

His goals count at major international tournaments reads - EURO 2004 (2), 2006 World Cup (1), EURO 2008 (1), 2010 World Cup (1), EURO 2012 (3), 2014 World Cup (1), EURO 2016 (3), 2017 Confederations Cup (2), 2018 World Cup (4).

Even though Ghanian international also achieved the feat (doing so before Ronaldo), Cristiano Ronaldo is the only European player to have achieved this unique distinction.