The forward of the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo received pleasant words from the legend of Brazilian and world football - Pele.

In a qualifying match for the World Cup 2018 between Portugal and the Faroe Islands, Cristiano was marked by a hat-trick, bringing the total score of his goals for the national team to 78.

Thus, Ronaldo on 1 ball went around the "football king" Pele, who congratulated the captain of the Portuguese with this achievement.

"I congratulate Cristiano Ronaldo with getting into the elite five of the scorers among the players of the national teams," reads a message from Pele on his Twitter page.

Congratulations @Cristiano for joining the elite five of #FIFA international goal scorers. Parabens!.

- Pele (@Pele) September 1, 2017.

At the moment, the number of goals for the national team of Cristiano is surpassed only by 4 people - Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia, 79 goals), Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan, 80 goals), Ferenc Puskas (Hungary, 84 goals) and Ali Daei (Saudi Arabia, 109 goals ).