Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in the 2022 World Cup qualifier between Portugal and Luxembourg. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
The 36-year-old Portuguese has successfully converted two penalties five minutes apart. Thus, he scored a double by the 13th minute of the confrontation. In the 17th minute of the match, Bruno Fernandes increased the home team’s lead, making the score 3: 0.
In total, Ronaldo hit the gate of the Luxembourg national team eight times. More often not a single national team missed the striker.
On October 9, in a friendly match against the Qatar national team, Ronaldo set three records at once. He took part in the 181st match for the national team, ahead of the Spaniard Serijo Ramos. He also scored the 112th goal at the national team level, improving his own world record. Also, the striker hit the gate of the 46th national team in his career.
Ronaldo has been playing for the national team since 2003. In 2016, he became the European champion.
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