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Ronaldo Brace Lifts Portugal to 5–0 Win, Puts Him One Off World Cup Qualifiers Record

The 40-year-old now sits one shy of the all-time World Cup qualifiers mark held by Carlos Ruiz.

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Cristiano Ronaldo with his signature celebration after scoring for Portugal.

Overview

  • Portugal opened Group F with a 5-0 victory over Armenia in Yerevan as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to extend his men’s international record to 140 goals.
  • Ronaldo’s World Cup qualifying tally reached 38, moving him past Lionel Messi (36) and within one of Carlos Ruiz’s all-time record of 39.
  • Joao Felix added a brace and Joao Cancelo scored as Roberto Martínez’s Nations League winners took early control of the group.
  • The match featured tributes to Diogo Jota and his brother, including a pregame minute’s silence and celebration gestures from Ronaldo and Cancelo.
  • Reports place Ronaldo’s career total in the low 940s, leaving him roughly 58 goals from 1,000, with a chance to tie or pass Ruiz when Portugal face Hungary on September 9 in Budapest.