‘Record man’ Cristiano Ronaldo (38, Al Nasr) scored multiple goals, and Portugal defeated Luxembourg in the 2024 European Football Championship (Euro 2024) qualifiers.
Portugal beat Luxembourg 6-0 in the second leg of Group J of the Euro 2024 qualifier held at the Stade de Luxembourg in Luxembourg on the 27th (Korean time).
Ronaldo, wearing the captain’s armband, scored the opening goal and the winning goal of the day in the 9th minute of the kick-off. João Felix (Chelsea) and Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) took the lead, but in the 31st minute, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) scored a key goal.
Ronaldo, who scored multiple goals in the first match of the Euro qualifier against Liechtenstein on the 24th with a new record (197 matches) in A-match, continued his upward trend by scoring multiple goals in two consecutive matches.
Although he was expected to retire from the national team due to the sluggish performance of the Qatar World Cup last year, he has been playing an active role with the trust of new manager Roberto Martinez. Ronaldo scored 122 goals in 198 matches. He continues to break the record for most goals in an A-match as well as the record for most goals.
In the second half, Portugal won by 6 goals with additional goals from Ottavio (Porto) and Rafael Leang (AC Milan). Portugal, with two consecutive victories, ran at the top of the group. Luxembourg has 1 draw and 1 loss (1 point).
In the same group, Slovakia beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 that day and finished second in the group with 1 win and 1 draw (4 points). Bosnia, with 1 win and 1 loss (3 points), is in 3rd place in the group.
England in Group C also beat Ukraine 2-0 at Wembley Stadium in London thanks to the performance of Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) who scored 1 goal and 1 assist.
Harry Kane (Tottenham), who scored a goal against Italy on the 24th and set the record for the most goals in England (54 goals), scored the first goal in the 37th minute of the first half after receiving a pass from Saka. Kane extended England’s record for most goals to 55 goals. 스포츠토토
England topped the group with two consecutive wins (six points), while Ukraine suffered their first loss. Italy, in the same group, defeated Malta 2-0 that day and won their first victory (1 win, 1 loss).
In addition, Kazakhstan in Group H caused a surprise by beating Denmark 3-2.
Kazakhstan, who had been trailing 0-2 in the first half, scored two goals in the 41st minute of the second half to win a come-from-behind victory. In the 51st minute of the second half when the score was 2-2, Abbat Aumbetov scored a dramatic winning goal. Kazakhstan is in 3rd place with 1 win and 1 loss (3 points). Leading the group is Slovenia with two consecutive victories.