<img title="Cristiano Ronaldo goes past Pele's goal record as Portugal win" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/sep/Cristiano-Ronaldo-record.jpg" alt="Cristiano Ronaldo goes past Pele's goal record as Portugal win" /> Cristiano Ronaldo. Pic/AFP
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to move past Pele on the list of all-time international goalscorers as Portugal beat Faroe Islands 5-1 to stay close to Switzerland at the top of Group B in World Cup qualifiers.
Ronaldo netted with a neat volley then added two other goals to surpass the Brazil great and move into second place on the list of Europe&rsquo;s all-time scorers with 78 goals. He&rsquo;s six behind Hungary great Ferenc Puskas. Pele scored 77 goals for Brazil. William Carvalho and Nelson Oliveira also scored for Portugal.
Meanwhile, Philippe Coutinho scored as Brazil defeated Ecuador 2-0 to clinch top spot in South America&rsquo;s 2018 World Cup qualifying race on Thursday.
Brazil's ninth consecutive qualifying victory gave the Selecao an 11-point lead at the top of the standings with three games to play, meaning they cannot be overhauled.
Liverpool star Coutinho came off the substitutes bench to help break down a determined Ecuador after Paulinho had provided the breakthrough on 69 minute. AFP
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to move past Pele on the list of all-time international goalscorers as Portugal beat Faroe Islands 5-1 to stay close to Switzerland at the top of Group B in World Cup qualifiers

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