In the early morning of Wednesday (21st), Portugal's superstar Cron had another feat, becoming the first man to play in 200 international matches, setting a Guinness world record! The 38-year-old striker even played the role of savior in this game, scoring in the 89th minute to help Portugal to 1-0 win over Iceland, keeping the top spot in the list of European foreign countries with 4 wins and no goals conceded.
Portugal beat Bosnia 3-0 earlier, Cron played the whole match and did not score any goal. The veteran continues to be a regular in this match and becomes the focus of the whole match because it is his 200th international match, and he was awarded the Guinness World Record Certificate before the match, which praises Cron for his great achievement.
Cron made his debut for the Portuguese national football team in August 2003, when he helped the team beat Kazakhstan 1-0, and this is his 200th appearance in the league, which lasts for 19 years and 304 days, and he is definitely an evergreen in the football world.
Before this game, Cron has been announced in advance will be on the line to set a new record, he accepted the media interview, said: 200 times for the Portuguese armor, on behalf of my very love for their own country, for me is a very important milestone, 200 is a beautiful number, contains a lot of significance, I have never thought that you can reach this number of times, according to the family to do it, I feel very proud of it, and I hope to continue to create a record.
Cron holds a number of records, including becoming the first player to score in five World Cup finals last year, and making his 197th appearance for the Portuguese national team against Liechtenstein in March this year, breaking Kuwaiti star Aimé Dávila's record for the most appearances in a men's national team (196), and even reaching the 200-game mark.
