Cristiano Ronaldo, who was a substitute during the World Cup in Qatar, will take the field tomorrow with the Portuguese team in the first match against the Czech Republic in the first round of the European Championship in Germany.
Ronaldo finished his last major international tournament, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, on the bench. Although the European Championship was far away for Ronaldo at that time, the player still has the desire to win.
New coach Roberto Martinez trusts Ronaldo, who is now 39. The player achieved a very solid result in the qualifiers with 10 goals scored.
During the recent and final warm-up game, Ronaldo scored two more goals against Northern Ireland, and tomorrow he will appear against the Czech Republic with a record 130 goals scored.
“I love football and records are just a consequence of what I do. It’s not a goal for me, it happens naturally,” Ronaldo told reporters when he arrived in Germany.
The player, who is participating in the sixth European Championship in his career, said that he is happy about it and wants to make the most of the competition.
The match Portugal-Czech Republic starts tomorrow at 21:00.
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