Ronaldo continues to break records in the European qualifiers with a new double

The Portuguese national team scored 5-0 against its host, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in today’s matches, Monday, October 16, 2023, within the framework of the European Nations Cup qualifiers, “Euro 2024”.

After officially qualifying for Euro 2024 in Germany, the Portuguese team swept the Bosnia and Herzegovina team, led by its veteran captain (Cristiano Ronaldo), at Bellino Poli Stadium in the eighth round of the tenth group competitions.

The Saudi Al-Nasr striker scored his brace in the fifth and 20th minutes, raising his tally to nine goals in the qualifiers and strengthening his position in second place on the list of qualifiers’ top scorers, one goal behind the leader, Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku.

Ronaldo, who scored a brace on Friday when Portugal beat its host Slovakia 3-2 and secured a ticket to the finals, raised his tally of goals with his country to 127 in 203 international matches, and became the first European player to score nine international goals after the age of thirty-eight.

Bruno Fernandes (25), Joao Cancelo (32) and Joao Felix (41) took turns scoring the other three goals for the Portuguese team.

Portugal has reached the finals of the European Nations Cup, which will be hosted by Germany next summer, two rounds before the end of the qualifiers, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammates leading Group Ten with a full score of 24 points from eight wins, eight points ahead of its direct target, Slovakia, which took a big step towards reaching the finals with its valuable victory over its host, Luxembourg. .

Meanwhile, Bosnia, whose score was frozen at nine points and fell to fourth place, lost its hopes of direct qualification, and its chances remain dependent on the playoff, as it topped its group in the second level of the European Nations League this year.

It is worth noting that the champion and runner-up of the ten groups qualify directly to the finals scheduled in Germany between June 14 and July 14, 2024.

In the event of a tie in the number of points, direct confrontations are resorted to. The final three cards will be decided in March 2024 via a supplement determined according to the 2022-2023 European Nations League levels.