Cristiano is not just playing for qualification, the reason why the match with Turkey is so important for CR7

Despite Cristiano Ronaldo being one of the best players of all time, the Portuguese icon continues to chase records that he looks to achieve before he retires from professional football. Today's match against Turkiye will be important for Ronaldo not only because a win would guarantee the Portuguese national team a spot in the knockout stages but also because he could break the negative record he has against Turkiye. The Portuguese striker will be starting in the match against Turkiye, and he will look to score a goal against Turkiye since they are a national team against which he has never scored. The last two times the two national teams faced off, Ronaldo started in the game but could not score against them. The Portuguese striker is looking to score his first goal against Turkiye for the first time in his career, but the win will still be the priority for CR7 and the rest of the Portuguese national team.

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In a friendly match between Turkiye and Portugal in 2012, Ronaldo had a huge chance to score against this national team, but he missed a penalty kick during the match. Portugal lost that game 3-1 ahead of EUROS 2012.

The most recent match between the two teams was in 2022 for the World Cup qualification matches of UEFA. Portugal got their revenge ten years later as they defeated Turkiye 3-1 at home. Ronaldo did not score in the match as Otavio, Diogo Jota, and Matheus Nunes. CR7 now has another opportunity to score against the Turkish team, which seems to be on fire after their impressive win in their opening match of EUROS 2024.

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Cristiano Roanldo's game against the Czech Republic

Ronaldo played the entire game between Portugal and the Czech Republic a couple of days ago. Ronaldo was tied by creating the most chances of the game with two. He was the most accurate pass to play for more than 45 minutes as he had a 100% pass accuracy. He had three shots on target, one shot off target, and a shot blocked in the 2-1 win against the Czech Republic.