Portugal secured a 5-goal victory to kick off their World Cup qualifiers, while the Saudi Pro League players shone brightly; the win featured 4 goals from Al-Nassr and 1 from Al-Hilal.

At midnight on September 7th Beijing time, the fifth round of the UEFA World Cup qualifying Group F saw Portugal play away against Armenia.

In the first half, Cancelo assisted Félix to score a header that broke the deadlock, Neto set up Cristiano Ronaldo to extend the lead, and Cancelo scored himself to complete a goal and assist, bringing Portugal to a 3-0 halftime advantage; Ronaldo then scored a powerful long-range goal for his second of the match, marking his 942nd career goal and 38th in World Cup qualifiers, surpassing Messi by 2 goals. Later, Ronaldo was substituted off for G. Ramos, and Phillips also scored his second goal.

In the end, Portugal swept Armenia 5-0 away, earning a strong start in the World Cup qualifiers!

Portugal traveled to face Armenia,Martínez lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation with Ronaldo up front, Bruno Fernandes behind him, Félix and Neto on the wings, Vitinha and João Neves forming the midfield double pivot, Mendes, Inácio, Rúben Dias, and Cancelo in defense, and Costa as goalkeeper; the starting lineup's combined market value was €527 million.Armenia deployed a 5-3-2 formation with a starting lineup valued at €39.6 million.

Currently, the Saudi Pro League is strongly supporting Portuguese football, with Félix regaining his starting spot thanks to his excellent performances at Al-Nassr. In this match, Portugal dominated despite having a starting lineup worth over ten times that of Armenia’s, firmly controlling the game. Portugal’s five goals all came from Saudi Pro League players: two from Ronaldo including a powerful long-range strike, two from Félix, and one goal plus an assist from Cancelo. The five-goal win in the qualifiers was largely driven by Al-Nassr players scoring four goals and Al-Hilal players contributing one, clearly showing how the Saudi Pro League is fueling Portugal’s attack.

After the match, Cancelo received the highest rating of 9.4, Félix earned 9.0 to rank second, Bruno Fernandes and João Neves both scored 8.0 sharing third place, and Ronaldo got 7.9 placing fifth.

Throughout the match,Portugal held 71% possession and took 24 shots, 9 of which were on target; Armenia managed 7 shots with 3 on target.Among them,Ronaldo started and played 58 minutes, taking 8 shots with 4 on target, scoring 2 goals.