The legend never stops đ40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scored 40 goals in the World Cup qualifiers, becoming the sole top scorer in the World Cup qualifiers
Portugal faced Hungary in the World Cup preliminaries. Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 22nd minute and became the top scorer in the history of the World Cup preliminaries with 40 goals.
This goal is also the 947th goal of Ronaldo's career.
Historical scorer list in World Cup preliminaries:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 40 goals
2. Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala): 39 goals
3. Messi (Argentina): 36 goals
4. Ali Daei (Iran): 35 goals
5. Lewandowski (Poland): 31 goals
6. Suarez (Uruguay), Azmoun (Iran), Chris Wood (New Zealand): 29 goals