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Ronaldo: I'm not closing the count just yet!

The 36-year-old went into Portugal's game against Republic of Ireland in Faro as the joint record-holder with Iran's Ali Daei, on 109, but he pulled clear by heading home an 89th-minute equalier.

A man who doesn’t do things by half measures, he then popped up in the final seconds of injury time to make it 111 strikes in total and give Portugal the win that sends them top of their World Cup qualifying group.

Posting on Instagram, Ronaldo expressed to his 300 million plus followers just how much the feat meant to him after 18 years - half a lifetime - of playing with the Selecao.