India, Sept. 7 -- Even at 40 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo remains capable of the spectacular. Having seen his great contemporary and rival Lionel Messi mark what could be his last game on Argentinian soil with a brace for his national team, Ronaldo was once again the talismanic figure for Portugal as they ran up the score and won 5-0 at the Yerevan Stadium against Armenia.

Ronaldo scored two goals in Portugal's World Cup Qualifier opening match. The first was a sharp piece of striker work to convert an easy tap-in, but the second was absolutely spectacular: a long-range goal on the half-volley, sweetly striking the football as it sat up perfectly, hit with incredible power to find the back of the net.

These were Ronaldo's 139th and 1...