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Cristiano Ronaldo has been a man on a mission at Euro 2020. The 36-year-old has almost single-handedly led Portugal's charge at the tournament.
With five goals, he is leading the Euro 2020 scoring charts. In a tournament where penalties have been missed at an alarming rate (6/14), Ronaldo has been perfect with his three attempts from the spot.
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Ronaldo averted an embarrassing group-stage exit for Portugal by scoring his second of the night against France and forcing a share of the spoils.
The reigning champions will now play the world's top-ranked team, Belgium, in a blockbuster Round-of-16 clash.
The Juventus and Portugal player has achieved a few milestones during his Euro 2020 campaign. On that note, let's have a look at five of them:
#5 Cristiano Ronaldo is the first Portuguese player to score in all three games at a European Championship
By opening the scoring from the spot against France on Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first Portuguese player to score in all three games at a European Championship.
After a Karim Benzema brace gave Les Bleus the lead, Ronaldo struck again from the spot to keep his team afloat at Euro 2020.
Earlier in the tournament, Ronaldo scored a brace against Hungary in Portugal's tournament opener before netting in his team's loss to Germany.
#4 Only player to appear and score in five different European Championships
Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player in European Championship history to appear in five different editions of the tournament.
When he scored his first of two goals in Portugal's Euro 2020 opener against Hungary, Ronaldo became the first player to score in five different editions of the Euros. For context, nobody else has scored in more than three.
Since scoring on his Euro debut against Greece in 2004, Ronaldo has scored 13 more times in 23 matches in the competition spread across five editions - two in 2004, one in 2008, three in 2012, three in 2016 and five in Euro 2020.
#3 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the all-time top scorer in European Championships history
Coming into Euro 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo was tied with Michel Platini (9) for most goals in European Championship history.
After finding the back of the net in Portugal's first Euro 2020 game against Hungary, the 36-year-old Ronaldo became the outright all-time top scorer in the competition.
Three games into Euro 2020, Ronaldo is already five clear of the Frenchman and looking good for more as Portugal take on Belgium in the Round of 16.
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, Ronaldo is also the leading scorer in European Championship qualifiers as well.
#2 Most goals by a European player at the Euros and FIFA World Cup combined
Cristiano Ronaldo equalled Miroslav Klose's record of the most goals (19) by a European player in the European Championships and FIFA World Cup combined when he scored his first of two goals against France.
By netting his second against the reigning world champions, Ronaldo claimed the record outright.
The Portugal captain has scored 14 goals in the Euros and six goals at the World Cup. Klose scored three goals in the Euros and 16 at the World Cup.
This tally could swell further, as Ronaldo has at least one more game to play at Euro 2020 and possibly the FIFA World Cup in Qatar next year as well.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo equals the record for most international goals
With a brace against France on matchday 3 at Euro 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo equalled Iranian legend Ali Daei's (109) record of most goals by a player in international football.
Unsurprisingly, Ronaldo is the only European player to score a century of international goals, a landmark he achieved last year.
