Cristian Ronaldo Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo made his international debut in August 2003, against Kazakhstan. He scored Portugal's only goal in their 2-1 loss to Greece in the opening match of Euro 2004, and the first goal of the semi final against the Netherlands which Portugal won 2-1. The final saw a rematch of the opening game of the tournament and again, Greece emerged victorious. Though the tournament ended in disappointment for Ronaldo, he had truly come of age as a player. Cristiano Ronaldo proudly represented Portugal at the 2004 Olympic Games. As of 11 June 2005, he has scored 10 goals in 24 appearances for his country. Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the second highest scorer in World Cup qualification in the European zone with 7 goals so far, ahead of established strikers like Andrei Shevchenko and Manchester United team-mates Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney.