Portugal was minutes from securing their place in the 2026 World Cup after Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a draw with Hungary in Lisbon on Tuesday.

Ronaldo scored his brace in the first half to put Portugal in the lead after Hungary had briefly gone ahead with a Attila Szalai in the eighth minute. With Portugal clinging to a 2-1 lead, Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored in second-half stoppage time to earn the visitors a draw and put the brakes on the celebrations for Roberto Martinez's side.

The result left Portugal on 10 points from four games, with Hungary in second with five points. Ronaldo and company can clinch qualification in the November window when the round out qualification with games against Ireland and Armenia.

The two goals put Ronaldo on 948 career

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