Updated at 15.16
GOAL PORTUGAL#POR 1-0 #MAR
— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) June 20, 2018
5mins: Cristiano Ronaldo heads home from a corner for his fourth World Cup goal of the tournament.#RTEsoccer
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CRISTIANO RONALDO MADE history as he opened the scoring in today’s World Cup clash between Portugal and Morocco.
The Real Madrid star’s powerful header from a short corner put him top of the European all-time goalscorers list in international football.
Ronaldo now has 85 goals in 152 appearances at international level, one more than former Hungary star Ferenc Puskás managed over the course of his career.
The effort was his fourth in two games at this World Cup, after he hit a hat-trick in Portugal’s opening 3-3 draw with Spain.
The 33-year-old is currently the tournament’s top scorer, ahead of Russia’s Denis Cheryshev, who scored his third goal during the hosts’ 3-1 defeat of Egypt yesterday.
However, Ronaldo still has some way to go to match international football’s all-time leading scorer, with ex-Iran striker Ali Daei scoring 109 goals for his country between 1993 and 2006.
Today’s early game finished 1-0 in Portugal’s favour.
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Thought it might be a while before Villa were back knocking on the Premier League door. Don’t know why now – they’ve been so impressive.
West Brom out, Villa back in. Normality returns to the West Midlands.
@Alan J. McKenna: fingers crossed. Snodgrass and Johnstone in goals have been our best players, both on loan so hopefully they’ll sign
O’neill must start playin hourihane in his best position.hes in great form!
@Barry Bolton: He wont though we all know it.
@Barry Bolton: What is his best position though? I think the Irish management have openly said he needs to improve if he’s playing in the middle (like he was for Villa beside Glenn). Not sure if he would be accommodated at the tip of the diamond like Wes was (sometimes). Hopefully he can make some position in our midfield his own because we desperately need his goals.
Villa seem to be on song for a return to the premiership ? And I wouldn’t write of Fulham of late either , a tough place to come out of is the championship ? Results are never a given ?
Villa were good but I have never seen a more disgraceful refereeing perfomance in my life.