Aligned by Roberto Martinez, Ronaldo now holds the world record for the number of national team appearances (197), the previous record was held by Kuwaiti Bader Al-Mutawa.
Everything started well for the Seleçao since on a corner pushed back by Benjamin Buchel, Cancelo scored his 8th goal in 42 games (8th, 1-0). Despite their 70% possession of the ball, the Lusitanians did not make the hole once morest opponents arranged in 6-3-1, unable to make two passes without losing the ball. Buchel deflected well from shots by Joao Felix (19th) and Palinha (38th), but Ronaldo missed his header (34th) and Silva did not take advantage of a release from the opposing goalkeeper (27th) .
As soon as the resumption, the Portuguese doubled the mark by Silva (47th, 2-0) and they circulated the ball even faster. From the penalty spot, Ronaldo scored his first goal of his career in Liechtenstein (51st, 3-0) before bringing his total in Seleçao to 120 with a cannonball (63rd, 4-0).
At the Bilino Polje stadium in Zenica, Rade Krunic (14th, 40th) and Amar Dedic (63rd) helped Bosnia win 3-0 once morest Iceland. Among the Bosnians, the Eupenois Smail Prevljak came out in the 67th and the Standardman Gojko Cimirot entered the game (82nd). Holder with the Scandinavians, the Louvanist Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson was replaced (67th).
Slovakia, with Genkois Patrik Hrosovsky on the bench, shared the stake 0-0 once morest Luxembourg of Anthony Moris (Union Saint-Gilloise).
