Coach Roberto Martinez said about this decision: “A player with 200 appearances for Portugal, that is something unbelievable. I can tell you that I am very happy to have Cristiano Ronaldo in my team “.

At the age of 38, CR7 shows that he has “made room” for the Portuguese team not only because of his past brand, but also because of his current performance at Al Nassr. Not to mention, Ronaldo’s experience, voice and desire to score are very necessary for Portugal in the upcoming journey.

Portugal tops Group J and has a great chance to qualify for the Euro finals to be held in Germany next year. They will face Slovakia in Bratislava this Friday, before hosting Luxembourg three days later.