Overview

• Cristiano Ronaldo converted a 58th‑minute penalty in Budapest to reach 39 World Cup qualifying goals.
• Portugal edged Hungary 3-2 with strikes from Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo and João Cancelo after Barnabás Varga scored twice for the hosts.
• The result put Portugal atop Group F with six points from two matches, in a format where only group winners qualify directly.
• Ronaldo has 39 goals in 49 qualifiers, 141 for Portugal overall and about 943 as a professional, and he remains active under an Al‑Nassr deal through June 2027.
• Carlos Ruiz set his 39-goal mark in 47 qualifiers for Guatemala, and this international window also featured Erling Haaland’s five-goal haul in Norway’s 11-1 win over Moldova.