'Written in the stars' - Fans react as Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first male player to make 200 international appearances

The legendary center-forward Cristiano Ronaldo made his historic 200^th international appearance while playing for Portugal. He played his 200^th match in the UEFA Euro Qualifiers match against Iceland on Wednesday, the 21^st of January. Ronaldo made his historic match more memorable with a winning goal in favour of his team.

Subsequently, the fans were also elated following this historic achievement for their footballing hero in the international circuit. They immediately took to Twitter and showered their love on Ronaldo for this one of its own kind of achievements in his illustrious footballing care

Here’s how fans reacted:

Written in the stars ⭐️

— 🐺 (@danisawolf) June 20, 2023

OVER THEM ALLLLL

— Prom Prom🌚 (@effizzzyy) June 20, 2023

Give him longevityD'Or

— lui (@El_Mazapan_Lui) June 21, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player to make 200 international appearances and celebrated the milestone by scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute as Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 on Tuesday in European Championship qualifying. pic.twitter.com/zLwdfAYqVM

— UEFA champions league page news 🌍 (@GaimgGv) June 21, 2023

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored a last-minute winner on his historic night as he became the first men's player to win 200 international caps in their Euro 2024 qualifying win over Iceland.

The 38-year-old turned home Goncalo Inacio's header from close range. BBC

— Seyed H.Moulana (@moulanash) June 21, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo Winning GWR Guinness World Record at 38 years for most caps 200 for men's football and also scored 123 goals for the national team. I know my goat 🐐 pic.twitter.com/0y6DEX3qmj

— BLACK CASEMIRO ✨ (@SA_Adebola) June 21, 2023

Congratulations Cristiano Ronaldo CR7 on your record as the most men's football international appearance 200 caps GOAT!! 🎊@GWR pic.twitter.com/LwCbi6hhVn

— Omubo Whyte (@ombo7) June 21, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo was a mentality monster

He used to eat up criticism and abuse pic.twitter.com/LC2qV7VuwI https://t.co/1dRVs6xPJW

— Janty (@CFC_Janty) June 21, 2023

📲 Speed congratulating Cristiano Ronaldo on his record 200th International appearance on IG.

“Congratulations bro, I met you.” 😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/wtodUibD1u

— The CR7 Timeline. (@TimelineCR7) June 21, 2023

Speaking of the action of the match between Portugal and Iceland, both the teams gave a tough fight to each other till the end of the match but things got turned eventually in the favor of Portugal. In terms of stats, Portugal smashed 11 shots in comparison to Iceland’s 7 shots. Whereas, Ronaldo’s men had 3 shots on target, two more than Iceland’s one shot on target.

Portugal kept 72% of the ball possession in comparison to the only 28% possession kept by Iceland. The former had a pass accuracy of 88%; on the other hand, Iceland had a 68% pass accuracy.

Talking about the scores, the skipper and the star center-forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal for Portugal in the 89^th minute of the match. This goal came as the match-defining moment for both teams as Portugal emerged victorious from here.

One of the major setbacks for Iceland in the match was the moment when William Willumsson was given the red card by the referee in the 80^th minute of the match.

Eventually, Ronaldo played an excellent role in his 200^th international appearance to win the match for Portugal.