As Portugal kicked off its EURO defence on Tuesday with a 3-0 win against Hungary, its skipper Cristiano Ronaldo's brace moved him closer to a personal milestone. The Portuguese skipper is now just three goals away from drawing level with Iran's Ali Daei (109) in the all-time men's international goal-scorer's list.
Indian team captain Sunil Chhetri is now placed 12th on the all-time goal-scorer's list with 74 strikes.
Messi, who has 73 goals in 145 matches, will be in action during the Copa America in Brazil.
| Position | Player | Matches | Goals |
| 1 | Ali Daei (Iran) | 149 | 109 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)* | 176 | 106 |
| 3 | Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia) | 142 | 89 |
| 4 | Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) | 85 | 84 |
| 5 | Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia) | 111 | 79 |
| 6 | Hussein Saeed (Irag) | 137 | 78 |
| 7 | Pele (Brazil) | 92 | 77 |
| 8 | Ali Mabkhout (UAE)* | 92 | 76 |
| 9 | Sandor Koscis (Hungary) | 68 | 75 |
| 9 | Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan) | 76 | 75 |
| 9 | Bashar Abdullah (Kuwait) | 134 | 75 |
| 12 | Sunil Chhetri (India)* | 118 | 74 |
| 13 | Lionesl Messi (Argentina)* | 145 | 73 |
| 14 | Majed Abdulah (Saudi Arabia) | 117 | 72 |
| 15 | Kinnah Phiri (Malawi) | 117 | 71 |
* active players