A hat trick and an assist from Bruno Fernandes sealed Portugal’s qualification for the 2026 world cup in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Portugal who were missing the presence of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo blew away Armenia by a scoreline of 9 goals to 1.
Cristiano Ronaldo was suspended for the game after receiving a red card in the game against Ireland.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes and joao neves both bagged hat tricks to lead Portugal to victory with Renato Veiga, Francisco Conceciao and Goncalo Ramos also chirping in with goals.
Portugal who started their qualifying campaign very well had to wrap things up deep in the qualifiers after a draw with Hungary and loss to Ireland left them on the brink.
They turned on the style to secure their place in the world cup taking place is United States, Canada and Mexico.
