Ronaldo netted once in Portugal's 7-0 rout of Andorra to take his tally to 102 international goals, seven shy of the 109 scored by former Iran striker Ali Daei, the only other male soccer player to surpass the 100-goal milestone for a national team.Coming off a minor knee injury, Ronaldo entered the match after halftime and scored the sixth goal with a close-range header in the 85th minute after having squandered a few good opportunities.
"Everyone was a little anxious to score," Portugal coach Fernando Santos said.Ronaldo was back after recovering from COVID-19 but several other players couldn't play for their teams because of the virus. The matches involving Italy, Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic were among those affected by the pandemic.
Norway's home match against Israel was canceled after a recommendation by local health authorities following a positive test result by an Israeli player.
Many nations rested regular starters ahead of the decisive rounds of the Nations League beginning this weekend.
The biggest surprise was France's 2-0 loss to Finland.
