Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football on Thursday to bring down the curtain on more than two decades in the Portugal shirt.
He scored a record 146 times in a mammoth 234 appearances for his country having made his debut in 2003.
Here are his five stand-out games with the Selecao.
2013: Outclassing Zlatan
Having won the World Cup play-off first leg 1-0 against Sweden thanks to the iconic No. 7, Portugal headed to Stockholm for the return fixture.
Ronaldo opened the scoring before Zlatan Ibrahimovic brought the sides level in the tie with a double in the Swedish capital.
But the then Real Madrid attacker claimed Portugal’s spot at the tournament ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s five great moments with Portugal
Source: Vanguard News
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