Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Boot at Euro 2024 on Sunday, to continue a tournament
of records for the Portugal 8️⃣ captain.
His Golden Boot was made official after Italy beat
England in a penalty shootout to win the Euro on Sunday 8️⃣ night at Wembley.
Ronaldo, 36,
ended on five goals for Portugal, the same number as Czech Republic striker Patrik
Schick, with 8️⃣ Ronaldo's one assist at the tournament enough to crown him the Golden Boot
winner due to the criteria by which 8️⃣ UEFA ranks the contenders. UEFA uses assists as a
tiebreaker, then fewest minutes played and then, finally, goals scored in 8️⃣ qualifying if
necessary to declare an outright winner.
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In addition to ending 8️⃣ as the tournament's leading scorer, the
Juventus forward claimed a string of other records. He netted twice in Portugal's 3-0
8️⃣ win over Hungary to become the all-time men's leading scorer at the European
Championship, as he surpassed Michel Platini's 11 8️⃣ with France before he eventually
ended on 14 goals in total.
Three of Ronaldo's five goals came from the penalty spot.
8️⃣ His late spot-kick put the gloss on Portugal's opening win against Hungary, before
another two sealed a 2-2 draw with 8️⃣ France that ensured the defending champions
progressed to the knockout phase. Between those was a stunning effort in the 4-2 8️⃣ loss
against Germany in which he sprinted the length of the pitch to round off a rapid
counter-attack.
Ronaldo also featured 8️⃣ in a record fifth European Championship -- no
other man has managed more -- while also tying the men's record 8️⃣ for most international
goals, on 109 with Iran's Ali Daei.
Portugal, who won Euro 2024 in France, saw their
trophy defence 8️⃣ end in the round-of-16 stage following a 1-0 defeat to
Belgium.
Meanwhile, the tournament finished with 11 own goals, which meant 8️⃣ Euro 2024
easily surpassed the total number of own goals scored at every other European
Championship combined, with just nine 8️⃣ own goals scored across the 15 previous
tournaments.
