{"id":42773,"date":"2021-06-23T18:57:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T01:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=42773"},"modified":"2021-06-23T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T01:57:07","slug":"daei-congratulates-ronaldo-after-equaling-his-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2021\/06\/23\/daei-congratulates-ronaldo-after-equaling-his-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Daei congratulates Ronaldo after equaling his record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Football Italia &#8211; TEHRAN, <strong>Iran legend Ali Daei congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo on equalling his all-time record of 109 international goals. \u2018I am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Juventus striker converted two penalties in Portugal\u2019s 2-2 draw with France this evening, sending them through to the Euro 2020 last 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also took his goals tally at international level to 109, equalling the figure set by Daei for Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Cristiano Ronaldo, who is now one goal away from breaking the men\u2019s international goal scoring record,\u201d wrote Daei on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo \u2013 great champion of football and caring humanist who inspires and impacts lives throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVamos!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronaldo took 178 caps to reach the 109 figure, compared to Daei\u2019s 145 appearances for Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portugal will face Belgium in the Euro 2020 Round of 16, with a potential quarter-final date against Italy lined up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CR7 is 36 years old and made his senior Portugal debut in August 2003, at the age of 18 years, six months and 15 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also set a new record this evening, becoming the first man to score at least 20 goals between the World Cup and European Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snip20210623_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snip20210623_1.png 523w, https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snip20210623_1-350x280.png 350w, https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snip20210623_1-125x100.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/E4k3BbLXoAQMrkF-700x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/E4k3BbLXoAQMrkF-700x700.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/E4k3BbLXoAQMrkF-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/E4k3BbLXoAQMrkF-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/E4k3BbLXoAQMrkF-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/E4k3BbLXoAQMrkF.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football Italia &#8211; 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