Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo set himself a monument a few days after his return to Manchester United with a record goal. The five-time world footballer turned the lost World Cup qualifying game against Ireland on Wednesday for Portugal with a late double (89./90.+6) to 2: 1 (0: 1).
Ronaldo (36) is the sole goal holder of the world record in men’s football. With his goal number 110 he left the Iranian Ali Daei behind, then he followed up goal number 111 in Faro. In the 15th minute he missed a penalty kick. In the table of World Cup qualification group A, the Portuguese are still on course for the final round in Qatar 2022.
World champions France, as leaders of Group D, only managed a 1-1 (1-1) draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina after 40 minutes of being outnumbered. Atletico returnees Antoine Griezmann (39.) compensates for the Bosnian lead by Edin Dzeko (36.). Then Jules Kounde sees red after a foul on Sead Kolasinac (51.).
Haaland meets the lead
BVB goal scorer Haaland (20th) takes the lead in Oslo for the Norwegians, who before the game again set an example for the rights of guest workers in the country of the World Cup host Qatar with a banner. Former Werder professional Davy Klaassen (36th) immediately for the game-defining, but harmless European champions from 1988.
In the table of the narrow Group G, Oranje remains in second place with seven points from four games, behind Turkey (8), who, however, also let up in the 2: 2 (2: 1) against Montenegro. The Norwegians are level on points with the Elftal and Montenegro fourth.
Shortly before the end in Strasbourg, Leverkusen’s Moussa Diaby (90th) made his debut for the Equipe Tricolore. With the draw, France (8) maintained their lead over Ukraine (4), who played 2-2 (1-0) in Kazakhstan in the afternoon.
In Group F, the EM semi-finalist Denmark is the front runner with a 2-0 (2-0) win against Scotland in Copenhagen. In Chisinau, a drone over the stadium delayed the kick-off of the duel between Moldova and Austria by 30 minutes, then Hoffenheim’s Christoph Baumgartner (45th) and Marko Arnautovic (90th + 4) shoot the guests (7 points) to the mandatory victory. (AFP / SID)