Cristiano Ronaldo's quest to play in a record sixth World Cup began in typical fashion with two goals as Portugal made a winning start to its qualifying campaign by routing Armenia 5-0. Ronaldo's goals extended his record as the highest scorer in men's international football to 140 and underlined his enduring motivation

More than 20 years after their professional debuts, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue to battle for global soccer supremacy week after week. Now the Portuguese forward has pulled ahead of the Argentine star in one more milestone—one that puts him within striking distance of history in World Cup qualifiers.

With his brace for Argentina against Venezuela, Lionel Messi matched Cristiano Ronaldo's goals in World Cup Qualifying history.