Geneva, June 6 (BNA): Cristiano Ronaldo set a world record for Portugal with goals 116 and 117 on Sunday. Erling Haaland finished 17th and 18th at a faster rate for Norway. Gavi opened his account in Spain at the age of 17.
Ronaldo went five games and nearly nine months without an international goal until Portugal beat Switzerland 4-0 in the Nations League on Sunday, the Associated Press reported.
After scoring two goals in four minutes in the first half, Ronaldo missed two good chances before the end of the first half, disallowing a goal for a late offside flag and forcing Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kopel to two late saves in a lopsided match in League A between heading to the World Cup. teams in Lisbon.
The goal tally now stands at 117 in 188 caps for the 37-year-old Ronaldo en route to his fifth World Cup in November. Portugal is in group with South Korea, Uruguay and Ghana.
Erling Haaland scored 18 goals in 19 appearances for Norway after scoring twice in the 2-1 win over Sweden in League B to show why the 21-year-old striker may be Qatar’s biggest missing talent.
There was teenager Jaffe’s first international goal in the eighth international for Barcelona’s newest midfielder, and Spain drew 2-2 against the Czech Republic in League A.
Gavi’s left-footed curled shot between two defenders in first-half stoppage time in Prague equalized the opening goal in the fourth minute for the Czech Republic by Jakub Pesek.
The Czechs advanced again when Jan Kochta scored in the 66th minute with a daring shot at the advanced goalkeeper Unai Simon. Spain equalized again late when Inigo Martinez’s header was checked in the 90th minute to cross the goal line.
Portugal now top Serie A Group Two with four points after their 1-1 draw with Spain on Thursday.
Switzerland has now lost three matches and drawn once in 2022 and it will not be easy to host Spain and Portugal in Geneva next week.
The Swiss had cleared out a goal early on, due to a handball seen in a video review, before Portugal moved up 14th. William Carvalho responded to a loose ball after Copil saved a free kick for Ronaldo that was skewed.
Ronaldo scored a sure shot when the ball was brought back to him by Diogo Jota, then rebounded on a rebound from close range after Copil saved from Jota.
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The two top scorers were on the mark in Group D for leaders Norway and second-placed Serbia.
Haaland, who beat Serbia Thursday with a penalty kick, scored again from a penalty kick in the first half in Sweden. He extended the difference in the 69th minute and advanced to score at an angle.
Serbia beat visiting Slovenia 4-1, and Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring midway through the first half. The international goal was 45 in 73 matches for the 27-year-old Fulham striker.
It was Mitrovic’s previous goal for Serbia in November when his 90th minute victory in Portugal sent Serbia into the World Cup and put Ronaldo and his teammates through to the qualifiers.
Serbia participates in one of the World Cup groups with Brazil, Switzerland and Cameroon.
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Greece tops Group B of the third division after winning their second successive 1-0 win for Guus Pouyt’s side, this time in Kosovo. In the same group, Cyprus tied 0-0 with Northern Ireland.
In Group D, Georgia leads with six points after its 5-2 victory over Bulgaria. North Macedonia trailed Georgia by two points after its 2-0 victory over Gibraltar.
There was one game on Sunday in the seven-team Fourth Division, where Malta beat San Marino 2-0.