France: Ronaldo's Gateway to Outshine Zidane

Legend Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Portugal national team, is aiming to score his first goal in the current edition of the UEFA Euro 2024 when he plays against France today, Friday, in the quarterfinals. Despite participating in 4 matches with Portugal against the Czech Republic, Turkey, Georgia in the group stage, and Slovenia in the Round of 16, Ronaldo failed to score and managed only one assist. If Ronaldo manages to score against France, he will enhance his position at the top of the all-time UEFA European Championship goalscorers' list by reaching his 15th goal. The "Opta" sports statistics network reported that "Ronaldo has only scored 3 goals in 20 knockout matches in the UEFA European Championship and the World Cup since his debut in Euro 2004." It added: "Since Euro 2004, the French legend Zinedine Zidane scored the same number of goals in knockout stages before retiring in 2006." If Ronaldo scores against France, he will surpass Zidane by scoring 4 goals in knockout rounds of major tournaments since 2004.