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World Wave + Double Role! Ronaldo won the record in a row, surpassed Messi again in 38 goals in the World Cup, and Portugal won 5-0

3:05am, 7 September 2025Football

In the 5th round of the World Cup European Qualifiers Group I, Portugal will play against Armenia away. Ronaldo scored twice in this game, unlocking the 140th goal of his national team's career. Felix also completed a double hit. Cancelo scored a goal. Portugal defeated his opponent 5-0, ushering in a good start to the World Cup qualifiers.

This is the first World Cup qualifiers between the two sides. Portugal is currently ranked 6th in FIFA, while Armenia is ranked 105th. There is a certain gap in strength between the two sides. Portugal continues to use a 433 formation in this game, with Ronaldo, Neto and Felix joining the trident, and B Fe, Vitina and Neves in the midfield.

40-year-old Ronaldo participated in the World Cup qualifiers for the 6th time and played for the Portuguese national team for the 222nd time, setting a new record he held.

In the 10th minute, Portugal broke the deadlock on the court: Cancelo broke through on the right, made a sudden stop and changed direction and passed the angle. Felix easily headed the ball in front of the goal, 1-0!

In the 21st minute, Portugal scored another goal:

Netto cut from the right and made a cross. Ronaldo grabbed the point in front of the goal and easily sent the ball into the net, 2-0! Ronaldo scored four consecutive national team games, scoring the 37th World Cup qualifier, surpassing Messi again.

In the 33rd minute, Portugal kicked smoothly again, Cancelo made a straight pass from the right, Ronaldo's shot from a small angle was saved, Felix calmly knocked back in front of the goal, Neves failed to shoot, but Cancelo's yellow-bitched shot from the back, and scored a 3-0!

The war changed sides and then continued to firmly control the situation. Just 2 minutes into the second half, Vitinia's diagonal pass was blocked, Ronaldo intercepted the ball outside the penalty area, volleyed with a volley, and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal, staged a good show of scoring twice, 4-0! Ronaldo unlocked the 140th goal of his national team's career and the 942nd goal of his career, continuing to set a new record.

In the 49th minute, Portugal's quick counterattack, Ronaldo made a selfless pass to the back point, and Neves pushed the ball and shot the ball and bounced out of the post. In the 58th minute, Portugal cried out and Ronaldo also checked in in advance. In the 61st minute, Gonzalo Ramos initiated a counterattack, and the cross from the left side of the penalty area was blocked. Felix followed up and pushed into the net, completing the double shot, and Portugal changed the score to 5-0! According to statistics, this is also the first time in Felix's career to score twice in the national team.

In the end, Portugal defeated Armenia 5-0, achieving a good start in this World Cup qualifier and temporarily ranked first in the group. Portugal will continue its away trip after three days, with Hungary led by Sobosloy.

It is worth mentioning that Ronaldo has scored 38 goals in the World Cup qualifiers, with only one goal left to the top in history, and is expected to tie in the next round and even complete the surpass.

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