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Ramos breaks Casillas's record to become Spain's most-capped player ever

Sergio Ramos has surpassed Iker Casillas's record to become Spain's most-capped player ever.

The central defender, 33, has now played 168 times for La Roja, ahead of his former team-mate on 167.

He breaks the record after starting Spain's Euro 2020 Group F qualifying match against Norway, hoping to continue his nation’s 100 per cent win ratio in the competition so far.

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Spain are already assured of their place at the finals next summer, with an unassailable seven-point gap at the top of the group.

The Real Madrid captain has won back-to-back European Championships with Spain in 2008 and 2012, beating Germany and Italy in each final, as well as the World Cup in 2010, triumphing over the Netherlands in South Africa.