CR7 shines as Portugal kick off World Cup 2026 journey with a win 😎 | OneFootball

CR7 shines as Portugal kick off World Cup 2026 journey with a win 😎 | OneFootball

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·6 September 2025

CR7 shines as Portugal kick off World Cup 2026 journey with a win 😎

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Cristiano Ronaldo shone with TWO goals, and Portugal crushed Armenia 5-0 in the first match of the Qualifiers.

CR7 scored a goal by taking advantage of a cross (2-0). Then he scored a STUNNING goal with a shot from the edge of the area (4-0).


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With this, CR7 reached 942 GOALS in his career. When will the 1000th come? Leave your guess!

João Félix (twice) and João Cancelo completed the score in the match this Saturday (6), away from home.

The game was marked by tributes to Diogo Jota, including a beautiful coincidence - CLICK HERE and check details.

With the result, Portugal earned their first points in Group F.

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England ✔️

England also won, but with a much more economical score: 2-0 over Andorra at Villa Park (home of Aston Villa).

Christian Garcia scored an own goal in the first half, and Declan Rice secured the English victory in the second.

Group K is already in the fourth round. England reached 12 points. Andorra remains at the bottom, still without points.

Serbia (seven points), Albania (five), and Latvia (four) complete Group K.

The group leader goes directly to the 2026 World Cup. The second place will have to face the playoffs.


Other matches

In other matches this Saturday (6), Austria won 1-0 against Cyprus. Bosnia and Herzegovina thrashed San Marino 6-0. Meanwhile, Ireland and Hungary ended in a 2-2 draw.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.


📸 KAREN MINASYAN