Cristiano Ronaldo, holding the record for most goals and appearances in men’s international football, aims for a strong showing in what could be his final European Championship as Portugal kick off against Czechia on Tuesday.

The 39-year-old recently set the season goal-scoring record in Saudi Arabia, demonstrating his enduring ability to rewrite history even in his later years. With a European title already in 2016, Ronaldo seeks to make Portugal only the second nation since 1990, alongside Spain, to win multiple Euro championships.

Czechia, who debuted in 1996 and reached the knockout stage four times, finished as runners-up in their first appearance and reached the semifinals in 2004. However, they have not progressed past the quarterfinals since.

Group F will be the last group to begin their matches before teams prepare for the second round of Euro 2024 group stage play.

Predicted Lineups:

Portugal (4-3-3): Costa (GK) — Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Mendes — Fernandes, Palhinha, Vitinha — Silva, Ronaldo, Leao

Injury: None. Suspended: None.

Czechia (3-5-2): Stanek (GK) — Holes, Hranac, Krejci — Coufal, Soucek, Provod, Barak, Jurasek — Kuchta, Schick

Injury: Michal Sadilek (ruled out due to injury from a bicycle accident).

Key players for Portugal include Cristiano Ronaldo, aiming to add to his impressive goal tally, alongside Premier League talents Ruben Dias, Bruno Fernandes, and Bernardo Silva. Czechia will rely on Patrick Schick, who starred with five goals at Euro 2020, supported by West Ham’s Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal.

Both teams are set for an exciting matchup as they commence their Euro 2024 campaign.