Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group F - Hungary v Portugal - Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary - June 15, 2021 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during the warm up before the match Pool via REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
(Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo will make European Championship history on Tuesday when he becomes the first ever player to appear in the tournament five times, after being named in the starting 11 for holders Portugal's opener in Group F against Hungary.
The Portugal captain, who lines up in a front three alongside Diogo Jota and Bernardo Silva, will also move ahead of Bastian Schweinsteiger as the player with the most Euros appearances, as he gets ready to play his 22nd game in a finals.
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