Cristiano Ronaldo's best ever Portugal goal? Man Utd star's screamer vs Denmark in 2011

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 115 goals for Portugal.

Having already surpassed Ali Daei as the most prolific male goalscorer in international football history, the Manchester United star is now striding further and further into uncharted territory.

However, more important than any individual record is Ronaldo‘s endeavour to ensure that he gets one more shot at World Cup glory by steering Portugal through the play-off rounds in the coming days.

With the Selecao having fallen at the final hurdle in their quest for automatic qualification to Qatar, everything points towards a do-or-die clash with Italy in which Ronaldo will surely play a massive role.

Besides, not only will he be looking to add to that aforementioned tally of 115 strikes, but he’ll also be finding solace in the fact that he’s guided Portugal through play-off games in the past.

No doubt the example that you’re thinking of right now is the famous clash with Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden that ultimately saw the Iberian nation qualify for the 2014 World Cup.

However, we’re actually thinking about Portugal’s close shave during qualification for Euro 2012, which actually went onto be a strong tournament for the country as they only lost their semi-final on penalties.

But all of that almost never happened because Portugal only finished second in their qualifying group behind Denmark, ultimately needing to qualify through a play-off clash with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Nevertheless, you certainly couldn’t accuse Ronaldo of not having done his best to ensure that Portugal didn’t win their group in the first place, even during their 2-1 defeat in Copenhagen itself.

That’s because the then Real Madrid forward just happened to round off the final few seconds of Portugal’s