Cristiano Ronaldo become the joint-top goalscorer in World Cup qualifying history in Portugal 's 3-2 triumph at Hungary on Tuesday.

The Portugal captain scored from the penalty spot to net his 39th goal in World Cup qualifying and join Guatemala 's Carlos Ruiz as the highest scorer.

He found the net twice in Portugal's 5-0 win at Armenia in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.

"Two games, two wins, let's go Portugal," Ronaldo said on Instagram .

The Al Nassr forward could overtake Ruiz, who retired from football in 2016, when Portugal resume qualifying on Oct. 11 against Ireland.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi , for the first time in his career, finished as the top scorer in South American qualifying.

Messi, who was rested in Argentina 's 1-0 loss at Ecuador in their final W

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