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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 99th international goal for Portugal in their 2-0 win against Luxembourg
Portugal sealed their place at Euro 2020 — but Cristiano Ronaldo was made to wait a little longer to reach a goalscoring milestone.
Ronaldo took his career tally to 99 international goals in Sunday’s 2-0 win against Luxembourg with some goal-line poaching of the highest order.
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The Juventus star tapped in a shot by team-mate Diogo Jota that was just about to go over the line in the 86th minute, but was unable to net another that would have seen him hit the 100-goal mark for his country.
Bruno Fernandes got Portugal’s first goal against the flow of play in the 39th minute when he converted a long ball from Bernardo Silva.
Luxembourg had outplayed Portugal until that point, dealing with the poor field conditions better than the defending European champions, but Ronaldo and his team-mates sealed second place in Group B with the victory.
Ukraine, who had already gone through as group winner, finished with a dramatic 2-2 draw against Serbia.
Artem Biesiedin scored a 93rd-minute equaliser for the group winners, with Serbia condemned to the play-offs in March.
Bulgaria end on a high
While England beat Kosovo 4-0 to make it seven wins from eight qualifying games, the other Group A game saw Bulgaria earn their first victory in the group over Czech Republic.
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The Czechs finish second in the table, six points behind England with five wins from eight games, but came unstuck in Sofia thanks to a Vasil Bozhikov strike on the 56-minute mark.
That goal came against the run of play, as the visitors dominated possession and had 18 shots on goal, but failed to find the back of the net.
It means Kosovo finish third, Bulgaria fourth and Montenegro, who didn’t play today, end up bottom of the group.
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