40-year-old Ronaldo "carries the attack", Portugal crushes Armenia 5-0

(NLDO) – Two strikers playing in Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo and Joao Felix, made important contributions to Portugal's resounding 5-0 victory over Armenia.

Starting their journey to win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup with an away match in Armenia's Yerevan stadium, Portugal with Ronaldo got a much-needed victory to create momentum for the upcoming matches. An easy match as predicted but still marked by Cristiano Ronaldo, the striker who has passed the age of 40 but still shines brightly.

Vitinha disputes with Armenian defender

Ronaldo’s new Al-Nassr teammate Joao Félix broke the deadlock with a header in the 10th minute, following a precise cross from Joao Cancelo. Just 11 minutes later, Ronaldo opened his account with a close-range finish – his 139th international goal – after an assist from Pedro Neto.

Joao Felix opened the scoring, dedicating the goal to his late teammate Diogo Jota

Joao Cancelo continued to leave his mark with a direct goal in the 32nd minute, before Ronaldo completed his double with a superb long-range shot early in the second half. Receiving the ball bounced off a home defender's foot from more than 25 meters away, Ronaldo unleashed a powerful left-footed shot into the far corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Henri Avagyan jumped as far as he could and touched the ball but could not prevent the goal.

Ronaldo scored his 139th and 140th goals in the match

Joao Félix ended the match with a goal using his thigh, sealing a 5-0 victory for Portugal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, coach Roberto Martinez withdrew Ronaldo and Felix from the field early, not giving them both a chance to score a hat-trick even though there was still about half an hour left in the match.

Ronaldo still retains his killer instinct at the age of 40

At the age of 40, Ronaldo still scores at the national team level, showing his extraordinary form and killer instinct. Before the match, he was the only player aged 40 to have scored in the UEFA Nations League, a record for the tournament. With 2 goals in the match against Armenia, Ronaldo has 37 goals in World Cup qualifying matches, 1 more than Lionel Messi and only 2 goals behind Carlos Ruiz, the former Guatemalan player who scored 39 goals in World Cup qualifying.

Ronaldo's goal-scoring machine stands the test of time

Ronaldo has also scored a total of 140 goals in 222 matches for the Portuguese national team, 26 goals higher than the second-ranked player. His total career goals have reached 942, moving closer to the 1,000-goal mark he set for himself.

A 5-0 win put Portugal on a high note at the top of Group F, but the real test lies ahead as they face their toughest opponents in the group, Hungary, next week.

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