Yesterday, in a friendly match, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has worn the jersey of the Portuguese national team for the 150th time, entered his name into another elite club.
Portugal became only the 22nd player in football history to have played at least 150 matches representing his national team. Ronaldo is 34 matches away from breaking the record for most official matches played for the national team - Ahmed Hassan holds the first place in this regard, having played 184 matches for the Egyptian national team during his career.
By the way, C. Ronaldo will not be the only player to have played so many matches for his national team in world championships. Egypt will be represented by goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, who has played 158 matches, and his teammate from Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, has already played 151 matches while representing the Spanish national team.
