Messi Cuts the Gap to Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is still the all-time record goalscorer in international football, having netted 117 times in 187 matches for Portugal, but Lionel Messi has cut the gap by putting five past Estonia in a friendly on Sunday.

The Argentina captain now has 86 goals from 162 appearances, placing him fourth on the all-time list and meaning he has now moved ahead of Hungary's Ferenc Puskas, who had 84 strikes.

The all-time ranking of national team goalscorers

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 117 goals

Ali Daei (Iran): 109 goals

Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia): 89 goals

Lionel Messi (Argentina): 86 goals

Ferenc Puskas (Hungary and Spain): 84 goals

Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia) - 79 goals

Hussein Saeed (Iraq) - 78 goals

Pelé (Brazil) - 77 goals

Ali Mabkhout (UAE) - 76 goals

Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) - 75 goals