This guy can’t be human.
When two of the sport's most dominant scorers meet with their respective countries' World Cup hopes resting firmly on their shoulders, fans should expect a show, but what Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic did this afternoon was nothing short of amazing.
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With Portugal carrying a 1-0 lead in aggregate goals heading into the second leg, the Swedes knew they needed to finish regulation winning by a one-goal margin to send the game to overtime — and a two-goal margin to advance to Brazil. After a scoreless first half, Ronaldo opened the scoring with a strike in the 49th minute — giving Portugal a 1-0 lead, and more importantly, a 2-0 aggregate advantage.
