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DFive-time world footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has ended his stalemate with the national team goal and led Portugal to a second victory in the third match of the group stage in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. The European champion turned around to the game at world number 98 Luxembourg and won 3: 1 (1: 1) on Tuesday.
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The home team that played bravely did not take an undeserved lead after half an hour through Gerson Rodrigues. Just before the break, Diogo Jota tied. The Liverpool FC striker scored twice in the 2-2 draw against Serbia. Following the restart, Ronaldo, who had previously recorded four goalless games for his country, put Portugal in front. The final point was marked by Joao Palhinha (minute 80). In Group A, Portugal took first place with seven points, ahead of the Serbs with equal points, who had prevailed 2-1 (1-0) in Azerbaijan in the early afternoon. Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic scored both goals for Dragan Stojkovic’s team.
Turkey, on the other hand, missed their third win in their third game. In 3: 3 (2: 1) against Latvia, the home team gave up two two-goal leads. Kenan Karaman of the second division Fortuna Düsseldorf and former Leverkusen Hakan Calhanoglu met in the first round. Norway can also count on an accurate forward from the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland was unlucky again, but Leipzig’s Alexander Sörloth met in a 1-0 (1-0) victory in Podgorica, Montenegro.
The Netherlands moved up to second in Group G with six points and thanks to better goal difference, Bondscoach Frank de Boer’s side beat Gibraltar 7-0 (1-0) away. In the first half only the Feyenoords had scored Steven Berghuis (41st) for Frank de Boer’s team, in the second half the Dutchman appeared and scored six times. Depay (61st and 88th), former Gladbacher Luuk de Jong (55th), Wijnaldum (62nd), Malen (64th) and van de Beek (85th) were the scorers.
In Group E, Belgium took the lead in the table. The Red Devils dominated Belarus at will and removed all doubts at 8-0 (4-0) before the break. In parallel play, Wales won 1-0 (0-0) against the Czech Republic. With the guests, Patrik Schick from Leverkusen saw the red card after a round (48th).
Russia conceded their first defeat 1: 2 (0: 1) in Slovakia, while Croatia struggled for a long time with 3: 0 (0: 0) against Malta. Ivan Perisic, Luka Modric, who converted a penalty, and Wolfsburg pro Josip Brekalo redeemed the vice world champion. Furthermore, Slovenia lost to Cyprus 0-1 (0-1).
