Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first men’s player to score ten hat-tricks in international football.
The Portuguese striker achieved the feat in Portugal’s match against Luxembourg in Group A qualifying game for the 2022 World Cup. Ronaldo converted two penalties before netting a late header to help Portugal record a 5-0 victory.
The striker has now scored 58 career hat-tricks, including 10 for Portugal, reported Goal.com.
With a full Algarve Stadium, the Portuguese National Team entered at full speed and at 17th minute, they were already winning 3-0. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring through a penalty in the 8th minute.
It took a little wait to see Cristiano Ronaldo score again, again with a penalty. The captain of Equip das Quinas thus reached 8 goals against the Luxembourg team, which became his biggest victim.
The wait for the third goal of the match was short, and this time it was Bruno Fernandes who scored with the right foot inside the penalty area after an assist from Bernardo Silva. It was Fernandes’ sixth goal for the National Team.
In the second half of the match, the pace dropped and Portugal controlled the game at their leisure, still having several good opportunities to score.
In his 100th game for the national team, goalkeeper Rui Patricio managed his 49th clean sheet.