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The Euros are here and Cristiano Ronaldo recently broke Michel Platini's record to become the all-time top scorer in the history of the competition. The legendary Portuguese forward now has 12 goals in 23 games at the Euros.
Ronaldo is now chasing Ali Daei's record for the most goals scored in international football. In 175 games for Portugal, the Juventus man has 107 goals. We look at 5 footballers who could possibly chase down his very impressive record at the Euros.
Honorable mention: Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland is the hottest commodity in world football right now. His goalscoring record for both Dortmund and RB Salzburg before that is beyond ridiculous. Haaland's international numbers are pretty decent, with seven goals in 12 games.
#5 Romelu Lukaku
This pick, like Haaland, is a long shot. Lukaku is already 28, which means that he will only have Euro 2024 to chase Ronaldo's record. However, he's ahead of the Norwegian because he already has four goals and looks to be in stunning form this time around.
If Lukaku can score two or three goals in the remainder of this year's edition of the Euros, he will be in a really good position. Lukaku has a ludicrous international record with 62 goals in 94 international appearances.
#4 Phil Foden
Having just played his first game at the Euros, Phil Foden looks set to be a part of the England team for ages to come. He's only 21, which means he has at least two editions of the competition to beat Ronaldo's record.
The Manchester City player has developed into a potent goalscoring winger. Foden scored nine goals in the Premier League last season despite only starting 17 games. He also has two goals in only seven appearances for his country.
It's important to point out that there he will have a supporting cast of the likes of Jadon Sancho, Mason Mount, Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold. This gives him a good chance of going for Ronaldo's Euros record.
#3 Ansu Fati
Pointing to someone who has just four national team appearances and one goal to break Cristiano Ronaldo's goalscoring record in the Euros might seem a little bold. However, Ansu Fati is no ordinary talent.
The youngest scorer in the history of the Champions League looked like he would shatter the history books with his whirlwind start to the season. Fati is also the youngest goal scorer for the Spanish national team.
However, bad luck struck soon after as he got injured in November and hasn't played since. Fati is targeting 100% fitness by the time Barcelona's pre-season starts.
With Spain struggling with directness and goalscoring at Euro 2020, his presence could have transformed them into genuine contenders. Assuming he continues to progress at the level he was supposed to before his injury, Ansu Fati will have a solid chance of usurping Ronaldo's record in the future.
#2 Kylian Mbappe
The most obvious name on this list, Mbappe is typically compared with every youngster who has had a good season. In truth, Mbappe is or was one of the best young players world football has ever seen. At 22, he has been playing and progressing at an unreal level for five seasons now.
While most players his age are playing in their first major tournament at Euro 2020, Mbappe was already one of the best players in the 2018 World Cup which he won with France. Now one of the best players in the world, Mbappe will surely at least get close to Ronaldo's Euros record. He has 17 goals in 43 appearances for France at the moment.
#1 Antoine Griezmann
The oldest player on this list, Griezmann is also the active player nearest to Ronaldo in the Euros goalscoring charts He has seven goals compared to Ronaldo's 12 at the time of writing.
Six of these goals came at Euro 2016 where Griezmann was almost unplayable. He went on to become the first person to win both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball in the same Euros since his countryman Michel Platini in 1984.
However, given that France face Portugal next and a defeat might eliminate Ronaldo's men, don't be surprised if Griezmann gets closer to breaking the Portuguese's record.
Given his fantastic fitness record, the Frenchman looks set to continue his goalscoring exploits in the next edition of the Euros as well.
