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Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to respond to Portugal's qualification to the World Cup, with Bruno Fernandes scoring a hat-trick in their 9-1 victory over Armenia.

The Manchester United captain returned to the fold in action after missing Thursday's shock 2-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland. The defeat saw Ronaldo sent off as his foul on defender Dara O'Shea was deemed as violent conduct, ruling him out of Sunday's match at the Estadio do Dragao.

Fernandes stepped up and produced a stellar display in Porto, making up for his absence and scoring Portugal's fifth, sixth and seventh goals. "I think I've played much more complete games than this one," the Portuguese said after the game.

"The difference is that today I scored, and in the others I didn't. Wh

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