Cristiano Ronaldo record versus Czechia and Turkey: Portugal star career goals against Euro 2024 opponents in Germany | Sporting News Australia
Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed one of the highlights of his incredible career when he helped inspire Portugal to Euro 2016 glory.
He then finished as joint-top scorer at Euro 2020 despite the Selecao’s campaign ending in the round of 16.
Ronaldo will be 39 once Euro 2024 gets under way in Germany but he remains a formidable goalscorer at international level, with an all-time men’s record haul of 128. That includes 10 in nine appearances during qualification and, at some point, most European nations have been on the wrong end of a Ronaldo goal haul.
Following Saturday’s group-stage draw, The Sporting News takes a look at Ronaldo’s record against the nations that will try to shackle him in Group F.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s record against Czechia
Czech supporters will hope for the end of a sequence when it comes to facing Ronaldo at European Championships.
Their country faced Portugal at Euro 2008 and Euro 2012, losing both games and with Ronaldo scoring on each occasion.
In their most recent meetings during the 2022/23 Nations League, Czechia lost home and away but Ronaldo was unable to find the net.
This game will potentially pit the joint-top scorers from Euro 2020 against one another after Ronaldo and Patrik Schick scored five apiece.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s record against Turkey
Turkey are one of the few international opponents to have emerged unscathed from three meetings with Ronaldo.
Well, unscathed might be pushing it given they lost 2-0 to the Selecao in their opening game of Euro 2008 and 3-1 during World Cup qualification a decade later.
But Ronaldo didn’t score in either match – as was also the case in a June 2012 friendly that Turkey won 3-1.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s record against Georgia, Luxembourg, Greece or Kazakhstan
Portugal’s group will be completed by the winner of playoff path C.
The most narrative-heavy opponent would be Greece, who Ronaldo has not played against since they twice stunned host nation Portugal at Euro 2004. The then Manchester United youngster headed a consolation goal during the group stages but was left in tears by a 1-0 defeat in the final.
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There would also be something for the romantics in a Portugal versus Kazakhstan encounter, given Ronaldo made his international debut against them way back in August 2003.
The Selecao won that game 1-0, with Ronaldo then scoring in a pair of wins during Euro 2008 qualification.
A scoreless 45-minute outing in a friendly against Georgia prior to that competition remains his only experience of that particular fixture.
By contrast, Luxembourg are very familiar indeed. Across a combination of friendlies, World Cup and Euros qualifiers, Ronaldo has faced Luxembourg 11 times and helped himself to a bounty of 11 goals.
