The holder of the record, Ali Daei of Iran has now congratulate Ronaldo for his landmark.

He writes:

Congratulations to @cristiano who is now one goal away from breaking the men’s international goal scoring record. I am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo - great champion of football and caring humanist who inspires and impacts lives throughout the world. Vamos

Below is the break down of Ronald's goals.

31 - European Championship qualifiers

31 - World Cup qualifiers

19 - International friendlies

13 - European Championship

7 - World Cups

5 - Uefa Nations League

2 - Confederations Cup

Almost half of Cristiano Ronaldo's goals have come in the final 30 minutes of games.

He has netted 31 times in the final 15 minutes and 22 times between the 61st and 75th minute.