{"id":267721,"date":"2022-12-10T16:50:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/10\/cristiano-ronaldo-equals-world-record-for-most-international-caps-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T16:50:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:50:51","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-equals-world-record-for-most-international-caps-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/10\/cristiano-ronaldo-equals-world-record-for-most-international-caps-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo equals world record for most international caps | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/cristiano-ronaldo\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_cristiano-ronaldo\" frmappuse=\"1\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> may have been benched from <!-- -->Portugal<!-- -->&#8216;s starting lineup for the second successive match at the <!-- -->FIFA World Cup<!-- --> but the star striker equalled the world record for most international caps of 196 when he made his appearance early in the second half in the quarter-final against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/morocco\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_morocco\" frmappuse=\"1\">Morocco<\/a> on Saturday. <br \/>The 37-year-old Ronaldo replaced midfielder R\u00faben Neves in the 51st minute for his 196th international men&#8217;s appearance, equalling the record set by Kuwait international Bader Al-Mutawa. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"12\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>All-time leading appearance makers in men&#8217;s international football &#x26bd;&#xfe0f;196 &#8211; Cristiano Ronaldo&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1f9;196 &#8211; Bader Al-Mut\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/1bIrqnZ23h<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFAWorldCup\/status\/1601612044939460609\">1670689042000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ronaldo, playing in his fifth and likely final World Cup, had also started on the bench and then came on as a substitute for the round-of-16 match against Switzerland. <br \/>Gon\u00e7alo Ramos, who scored a hat trick on Tuesday in Portugal&#8217;s 6-1 win over Switzerland on his first start for Portugal, was again selected ahead of Ronaldo. <br \/>He was left out of the lineup against the Swiss after coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fernando-santos\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_fernando-santos\" frmappuse=\"1\">Fernando Santos<\/a> expressed frustration about his team captain&#8217;s attitude in the previous game. <br \/>Santos later said Ronaldo was &#8220;not happy&#8221; to be told he was being benched, but never threatened to leave the World Cup because of the decision. <br \/><span class=\"strong em \">(With Agency Inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? 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