Although he did not play for Portugal in the home team’s 9-0 victory over Luxembourg in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is getting very close to the “unprecedented” record thanks to his teammates.

Ronaldo is close to the milestone of becoming the first player in history to qualify for 6 different EURO finals, after Portugal’s 9-0 victory over Luxembourg.

Currently, Seleccao is at the top of Group J with 18 absolute points after 6 matches. Just need to win against Slovakia in the next match, plus the 3rd ranked team Luxembourg cannot win against Iceland, Portugal will win a ticket to Germany in Summer 2024 3 matches early.

CR7 was absent from Portugal’s latest victory at home after being suspended in the 1-0 victory over Slovakia on September 8. Despite missing Ronaldo, it did not affect Seleccao’s performance, as they recorded the biggest margin of victory in their history.

Before this match, Ronaldo appeared in all 5 matches in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, scoring 5 goals. In the past, the 38-year-old striker has appeared at EURO finals five times, in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. In the tournament in France in 2016, Portugal and Ronaldo won the championship. enemy after defeating France in the final.

At this time, Ronaldo is the greatest goalscorer in the history of EURO finals with 14 goals in 25 appearances, including 3 goals from the penalty spot. Calculated, CR7’s performance reaches 0.56 goals per match. The other two people in the Top 3 are Michel Platini (9 goals) and Antoine Griezmann (7).