PANJIM, Sept. 10 -- JOVITO LOPES

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo became the joint-highest scorer in the history of FIFA World Cup qualifiers after finding the net in his side's 3-2 victory over Hungary in their second Group F qualifier at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Tuesday.

This was Portugal's second win of the campaign and Ronaldo's 141st international goal, his second in the triumph over Hungary. It marked his 39th goal in World Cup qualifiers - the joint-most by any player - consolidating Portugal's position at the top of the table with six points. Hungary remain on a single point from their earlier 2-2 draw with Ireland. Armenia defeated Ireland 2-1 in the other group fixture, a result that dealt a major blow to Ireland's ho...