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Ronaldo’s header knocks out Morocco

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Portugal vs Morocco - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 20, 2018 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Cristiano Ronaldo struck his fourth goal of the Fifa 2018 World Cup here in Moscow to dump out Morocco while setting a personal record as the Europe’s all-time leading international goal scorer.

Hungaria Ferenc Puskas’ record of 85 international goals had stood for 62 years but the Portuguese talisman power a header from close at the Luzhniki Stadium to pull ahead.

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