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Cristiano Ronaldo might have set another record in Portugal's World Cup qualifier against Hungary, but the European giants failed to cement their place in the 2026 tournament.
Going down early is never an easy task to come back from, but Ronaldo made it look easy, scoring twice in the first half of the match.
After Hungary's Attila Szalai scored in the 8th minute, Ronaldo responded in the 22nd minute, launching the ball into the top of the net from Nelson Semedo's ball into the box.
Ronaldo's second goal gave Portugal the lead, with the legend taking a lovely Nuno Mendes cross right out of the air and past Hungary's goalkeeper, Balázs Tóth.
The Portuguese maestro scored his 40th and 41st World Cup qualifying goals, moving him two goals ahead of Guatemalan legend Carlos Ruiz, and into the lead for all-time World Cup qualifying goals.
Ronaldo has an impressive 143 goals for the Portuguese national team, which has helped bring him to 948 career goals.
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The Real Madrid icon surely thought he had sent his nation through to the World Cup, but Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai had other ideas, finding Hungary an equalizer in the 91st minute of play.
Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait until November to punch their ticket to next year's tournament. Portugal will take on Ireland and Armenia next month in hopes of getting the Portuguese legend to what's probably his last major tournament.
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