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[스포츠서울|김경무전문기자] Cristiano Ronaldo (36, Manchester United) made a hat-trick and led Portugal to a great victory. However, Portugal fell to second place in Group A in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar European Qualifier Group A Full League behind powerhouse Serbia.
Portugal defeated the underdogs Luxembourg 5-0 in the European qualifier Group A match 6 at the Estadio Algarve in Almansil on the 12th (local time). Ronaldo contributed two goals from penalty kicks (8 minutes and 13 minutes in the first half) and one goal with a head (42 minutes in the second half) to help the team win. It was his 58th hat-trick in his career, including a match with the club. His Manchester United team-mates Bruno Fernandes (17 minutes in the first half) and Joao Palinha (24 minutes in the second half) scored additional goals.
Ronaldo, in particular, climbed to the 115-goal mark in the A match. Earlier, last month, he broke the record for most goals (109 goals) in an A match of Ali Daei (Iran).
In the same group match that day, Serbia beat Azerbaijan 3-1 at home. With this, Serbia took the first place with 5 wins and 2 draws (17 points), and Portugal, who played one game less, took the second place with 5 wins and 1 draw (16 points). In the European qualifiers, the first place in the group can proceed directly to the World Cup finals. kkm100@sportsseoul.com
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