Cristiano Ronaldo continued his sensational start to the World Cup with the winner as Portugal knocked Morocco out of the tournament.

All eyes at the Luzhniki Stadium were on the Real Madrid star after his hat-trick in Portugal's opening game with Spain and, typically, he did not disappoint.

It took the captain only four minutes to make his mark in the way Morocco had feared, diving to get on the end of a Joao Moutinho cross and planting an unstoppable header into the net.

Ronaldo's goal put the European champions briefly top of Group B and extended his lead as the top scorer in Russia in the race for the Golden Boot.

Spain's 1-0 win over Iran, means they top the group courtesy of having collected fewer disciplinary points than Portugal.

Man of the match - Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring for Portugal against Morocco at the 2018 World Cup
Already the oldest man to score a hat-trick at the World Cup, Ronaldo's header saw him become the highest European international goalscorer in history with 85 goals. The only player to have scored more is Iran's Ali Daei, with 109.
          Other records Ronaldo set was :
          He is the only player to have scored with his right foot, left foot and a header in a world cup
          group stage matches. 


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