<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/cristiano-ronaldo-i-m-a-better-man-now-23276992" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> struck twice as Roberto Martinez&rsquo;s relentless Portugal thrashed Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-0 on Monday in Euro 2024 qualifying.&nbsp;
Portugal, who booked their place at the tournament in Germany next summer with a win over Slovakia last Friday, continued their superb form under the Spanish coach with their eighth victory in eight games since he arrived.
<h2>Bruno scores third goal</h2>
Ronaldo netted his 126th and 127th Portugal goals, further extending his record as the top all-time men&rsquo;s international goalscorer. Manchester United&rsquo;s Bruno Fernandes added the third before Barcelona duo Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix joined in the fun, all before half-time. Bosnia, led by veteran target-man Edin Dzeko, languish fifth and can no longer progress from the group, after Slovakia beat Luxembourg 1-0.&nbsp;
Bosnia have two games remaining and are seven points behind second-placed Slovakia in Group J, with Portugal the runaway leaders. Martinez&rsquo;s side have scored 32 goals and only conceded twice, racking up all 24 points possible so far.&nbsp;
Al-Nassr striker Ronaldo, 38, opened the scoring from the penalty spot and dinked home his second with a neat finish, but was replaced by Martinez after 65 minutes, while still in search of his hat-trick.&nbsp;
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The former Real Madrid forward was also confronted by a pitch invader shortly before half-time, but stewards swiftly intervened.&nbsp;
Fernandes and Cancelo finished with sublime accuracy and power as the hosts&rsquo; defence crumbled miserably, while Felix stroked in the fifth. Bosnia tightened up in the second half but it was far too little, far too late.
<img title="Holland skipper Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring v Greece" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/oct/ron-port-oct-pic-b_e.jpg" alt="Holland skipper Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring v Greece" width="1280" height="720" />Holland skipper Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring v Greece
<h2>Van Dijk shines for Dutch</h2>
Meanwhile, Slovakia solidified their grip on second place with a 1-0 victory in Luxembourg. Gylfi Sigurdsson scored twice for Iceland as they stayed in contention with a 4-0 rout of Liechtenstein. Virgil van Dijk converted a stoppage-time penalty to earn the Netherlands a crucial 1-0 victory away to Greece in Group B. Wout Weghorst had a first-half spot-kick saved for the Dutch in Athens, but Liverpool defender Van Dijk made no mistake after a foul on Denzel Dumfries.&nbsp;
The Netherlands drew level on 12 points with Greece and have the head-to-head advantage after beating them home and away.&nbsp;
Ronald Koeman&rsquo;s team also have a game in hand on their rivals as they bid to wrap up second behind group winners France.
Brighton&rsquo;s rising 18-year-old star Evan Ferguson was among the scorers as the Republic of Ireland dispatched Gibraltar 4-0 in Portugal.&nbsp;
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