Nations League: Ronaldo and Haaland score braces as Gavi makes history for Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo extended his world record international goals tally to 117 after scoring a brace in Portugal's 4-0 Nations League victory over Switzerland on Sunday, while Erling Haaland also grabbed a double for Norway and Gavi made history for Spain.

Ronaldo, 37, had gone five games and nearly nine months without an international goal until Portugal routed Switzerland at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

After scoring twice in four first-half minutes, Ronaldo missed two more good chances before half time, had a goal disallowed for a late offside flag and forced Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel into two good saves late in a lopsided League A game between two World Cup-bound teams in Lisbon.

It is now 117 goals in 188 international games for the Manchester United forward heading to his fifth World Cup in November, where Portugal are in a group with South Korea, Uruguay and Ghana.

The Swiss had a goal ruled out early on, for a handball spotted by VAR, before Portugal took the lead in the 14th minute when William Carvalho reacted to a loose ball after Kobel parried Ronaldo’s free kick that was deflected.

Ronaldo made it 2-0 with an emphatic shot when the ball was laid back to him by Diogo Jota, then pounced on a close-range rebound after Kobel saved from Jota. Joao Cancelo completed the rout in the 68th minute with a 20-yard shot after Kobel raced out and failed to clear a through ball.

Portugal lead top-tier Group 2 with four points after drawing 1-1 at Spain on Thursday, while Switzerland have lost three games and drawn one in 2022 and it gets no easier hosting Spain and Portugal in Geneva next week.

Erling Haaland scored his 17th and 18th goals for Norway in his 19th appearance. Reuters

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