Liechtenstein 0-2 Portugal: Cancelo & Ronaldo's record-breaking goal secure win

Game is over and the final score is Liechtenstein 0-2 Portugal. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Cristiano Ronaldo increased his world-record tally of international goals to 128 as Portugal extended their perfect Euro 2024 qualifying record with a 2-0 win in Liechtenstein.

After a frustrating goalless first half for Roberto Martinez’s side, who top Group J on maximum points, Portugal almost broke the deadlock seconds after the restart when Ronaldo fired against the post from close range.

The 38-year-old, though, was soon celebrating his latest goal for his country, a 10th of the current campaign, when he was played into the left side of the penalty area by Diogo Jota and rifled the ball into the roof of the net.

Joao Cancelo added a second just before the hour with a neat finish from a tight angle past stranded Iceland goalkeeper Benjamin Buchel, while Joao Felix saw his effort ruled out for offside.

Portugal, who complete their qualifying campaign at home to Iceland on Sunday, had the ball in the net again with seven minutes left when Goncalo Ramos stabbed in from close range following a free-kick.

The goal, though, was eventually ruled out for offside following a lengthy VAR check and review by the referee on the pitchside monitor.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

13' Neves' long shot stopped

24' Yellow Card! Simon Lüchinger booked

30' Ramos' header wide out

45' Ronaldo's shot wide out

46' GOAL! Liechtenstein 0-1 Portugal (Ronaldo)

57' GOAL! Liechtenstein 0-2 Portugal (Cancelo)

70' OFFSIDE! Felix’s goal disallowed

Line-ups

Liechtenstein XI: Benjamin Büchel, Sandro Wieser, M.Büchel, Aron Sele, Dennis Salanovic, Maximilian Göppel, Andreas Malin, Simon Lüchinger, Niklas Beck, Lars Traber, Julien Hasler

Subs: Lorenzo Lo Russo, Sandro Wolfinger, Philipp Ospelt, Nicola Kollmann, Livio Meier, Jens Hofer, Martin Marxer, Gabriel Foser, Andrin Netzer, Severin Schlegel, Liam Kranz, Kenny Kindle

Portugal XI: Ronaldo, Cancelo, Jose Sa, Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo, Jota, Felix, Gonçalo Ramos, Toti Gomes, António Silva

Subs: Patricio, Bruma, Guerreiro, Otávio, João Palhinha, Ricardo Horta, Ruben Dias, Diogo Costa, João Mário, Vitinha, Gonçalo Inácio, João Neves