Cristiano Ronaldo became the latest footballing great to win a major international trophy following Portugal's Euro 2016 victory.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the stars of the game who achieved success with their countries, as well as those who failed to.
SUCCESSES
Pele – Brazil
The Santos striker won three of the four World Cups he played in, beginning with the 1958 tournament in Sweden where, at 17 years and 249 days, he became the youngest player to appear in a final. He also scored two goals in that game and 12 in total across the four tournaments.
Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal
Ronaldo, from Manchester United to Real Madrid, has for over a decade been arguably the world's biggest star. But it never seemed he had much chance of winning an international trophy in that time, with a loss in the Euro 2004 final when he was just 19 and a subsequent decline in the quality around him in the Portuguese side.
That all changed with Euro 2016, however, in a charmed run that saw him at his best only briefly, and off with an injury late in the final, yet lifted to a title by his unheralded teammates.
Alfredo Di Stefano – Argentina/Spain
Di Stefano, who enjoyed huge success domestically and in the European Cup with Real Madrid, helped his native Argentina to win the South American Championship (now the Copa America) in 1947. He was, however, denied the opportunity to play at a World Cup. After Argentina did not enter the competition in 1950 and 1954, he briefly represented Colombia before acquiring Spanish citizenship. At the age of 35, he went to the 1962 World Cup with his adopted country but failed to make an appearance.
Bobby Moore – England
Perhaps the most memorable photograph in English football is Moore clutching the Jules Rimet trophy while being held aloft by his World Cup-winning teammates after beating West Germany in 1966. Recognised as a great reader of the game, Moore remains the only man to captain England to major international silverware.
Franz Beckenbauer – West Germany
Following the disappointment of the 1966 final defeat in Beckenbauer’s first World Cup, he took over as captain of the side in 1971 and promptly led the Germans to back-to-back tournament wins. He lifted the 1972 European Championship in Belgium before clinching the World Cup on home soil a couple of years later.
Diego Maradona – Argentina
He will forever be remembered for his "Hand of God" goal against England, but Napoli's Maradona produced some fantastic displays at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico to inspire his country to glory.
Zinedine Zidane – France
His two headed goals in the 1998 final secured France’s first World Cup and he was also an integral part of the successful Euro 2000 squad. “Zizou” blotted his copybook slightly with his 2006 World Cup final headbutt on Marco Materazzi as France finished runners-up.
FAILURES
Ferenc Puskas - Hungary
The star of Hungary’s golden generation, Puskas won Olympic gold with his country in 1952 before guiding them to the World Cup final against West Germany two years later. He scored in that game but, despite the Hungarians beating the Germans 8-3 in the group stage, they lost 3-2. Like Real Madrid teammate Di Stefano, Puskas later represented Spain and was part of their 1962 World Cup squad, playing three times in that competition.
Eusebio – Portugal
The Benfica striker was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup in England but his nine goals were not enough to fire the Portuguese to glory. A semi-final defeat to the hosts eliminated them but they recovered to take third place with victory over the Soviet Union.
Johan Cruyff – Netherlands
Cruyff was another great to have come within a whisker of glory. He was captain of his country when they lost 2-1 to West Germany in the final of the 1974 World Cup and again two years later when the Dutch finished third at Euro 1976. He retired from international football ahead of the 1978 World Cup finals, where the Netherlands also finished as runners-up.
George Best – Northern Ireland
The Manchester United star never got a sniff of representing his country on the highest stage. Northern Ireland qualified for just one major tournament during his playing days and, by the time of the 1982 World Cup, Best was 36, past his prime and had not won a cap for five years.
Roberto Baggio – Italy
“The Divine Ponytail” is best remembered for missing the penalty which handed Brazil the 1994 World Cup at Italy’s expense. He was also part of the squad which finished third on home soil four years earlier.
Lionel Messi – Argentina
Messi's failure to win a trophy with Argentina has been well publicised. The Barcelona superstar was agonisingly close on numerous occasions, finishing runner-up at the Copa America in 2007, 2015 and 2016, as well as at the 2014 World Cup, before announcing his international retirement last month.
