5 landmarks awaiting Cristiano Ronaldo in 2020

#4 Become the first European player to score 100 international goals

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo scored 3 hat-tricks for Portugal during the course of 2019, as the defending Euro champions won the inaugural UEFA Nations League and qualified for Euro 2020.

During his 4-goal haul against Lithuania in the Euro qualifiers, Ronaldo overtook Robbie Keane to become the top-scorer in Euro qualifying history.

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Ronaldo scored Portugal's second goal in his team's 2-0 win at Liechtenstein on Matchday 10, which rubber-stamped the defending champions' qualification for the quadrennial European Championships next summer. In the process, Ronaldo swelled his international goal-tally for Portugal to 99.

The Juventus striker can become the first European player and the only player overall after Iran's Ali Daei to reach the milestone of 100 international goals, which looks likely to arrive in 2020.

#5 Become the first player to score in 5 different European Championships

Cristiano Ronaldo poses with his first European Championships title won with Portugal in 2016

Having fallen short in the final of the 2004 European Championships to Greece on home soil, Ronaldo lifted his first title in the competition when Portugal beat France in the 2016 final in Paris.

During the course of Portugal's successful Euro 2016 campaign, Ronaldo became the first player to score in 4 different editions of the competition. The Portugal captain moved level with Frenchman Michel Platini at 9 goals apiece in the tournament proper.

With Portugal having qualified for Euro 2020, Ronaldo could extend his scoring record at the tournament to a record 5 editions and take the outright lead in the tournament's all-time scoring chart.