Cristiano Ronaldo claims to have won his own World Cup

Comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi They have always been around throughout their careers. At club and national team level, the Portuguese and the Argentine have great numbers that place them among the greatest in history. Messi won a World Cup and CR7 claims to have won a World Cup under his context.

One of the titles that Lionel Messi needed to win was a World Cup. In Qatar 2022, “La Pulga’s” dream came true and he managed to lift that long-awaited trophy. CR7 has not been able to win a World Cup, but he believes that Winning a European Championship with your country is the same as winning the World Cup.

“Winning a European Championship with Portugal is equivalent to winning a World Cup. “I have already won two trophies for Portugal, something I really wanted. I am not motivated by that. What motivates me is enjoying football and records come naturally,” Cristiano Ronaldo told Sport TV in Lisbon.

Portugal won the 2016 Euro Cup, which took place in France. The Portuguese team qualified for the group stage as the third best team and from then on managed to overcome all their rivals against all odds.

The Portuguese national team defeated Croatia in the round of 16, Poland in the quarter-finals, Wales in the semi-finals and narrowly defeated the host team, France, in the final.

Cristiano and his 900th goal

Portugal faced Croatia in the European Nations LeagueThe Portuguese team defeated the Croatians 2-1 with goal by Cristiano Ronaldo. Al Nassr striker arrived at 900 goals in his professional career.

“It was an exciting goal for me. It’s a round number.”It may seem like an easy number, but it is not. It is a lot of daily work, a lot of consistency, a lot of preparation,” he acknowledged.

Cristiano Ronaldo is already 39 years old. However, the Portuguese striker admits that one of the keys to his success is to maintain discipline. Records are the result of work and CR7 is aware of this.

“Very focused on making things go well (…) When these records happen, I get excited because I value what I do.”he concluded.

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