Cristiano Ronaldo (40), who forgot his age, set another record.
Ronaldo's Portugal won 3-2 against Barnabas Varga's Hungary, who scored multiple goals in the 21st minute of the first half and 39th minute of the second half in the 2027 North-China World Cup European qualifying round at Puskas Arena in Hungary on the 10th (Korea time). In the 36th minute of the first half 'Man City striker'Bernardo Silva balanced the game with the help of Juan Cancelo, and Ronaldo turned the game over with a penalty kick in the 13th minute of the second half, and João Cancelo took over Silva's pass and scored a golden winner two minutes after Varga pushed the equalizer again.
Ronaldo, who helped win with a penalty kick, scored his 39th goal in the World Cup qualifying round following a multi-goal performance against Armenia (5-0 win), becoming the joint top scorer of all time along with Guatemala's Carlos Ruiz. He is three goals ahead of Lionel Messi (Argentina), his lifelong rival.
The 40-year-old Ronaldo also showed off his strong performance in September's qualifying round by scoring every game. The Portuguese national team has scored 141 goals in 223 games, breaking the record for the most goals scored in an A match.
Thanks to Captain Ronaldo's strong performance, Portugal took the lead in Group F with six points in the first two group matches.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
