Ronaldo Surpasses Messi, Eyes International Record with Marvelous Goal for Portugal

On September 07, 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Lionel Messi’s World Cup qualifiers goal tally during a match between Portugal and Armenia. Ronaldo, at 40 years old, scored two goals contributing to Portugal’s landslide 5-0 victory at Yerevan Stadium.

The first goal was an easy tap-in, while the second was an impressive long-range shot struck with tremendous power. These were Ronaldo’s 139th and 140th international goals, surpassing Messi’s record. With these two goals, Ronaldo now only trails behind Carlos Ruiz of Guatemala in the most goals scored in qualifying matches.

Ronaldo’s brace was the highlight of Portugal’s dominant win, with Joao Felix also scoring a brace and Joao Cancelo adding the fifth goal. Portugal’s next match will be against Hungary at Budapest’s Puskas Arena. With Ireland also in their group, Portugal is heavily favoured to lead the group.

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