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GENEVA -- Belgium enjoyed an eight-goal rout in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, and Cristiano Ronaldo managed just two -- and missed a penalty -- as Portugal also won.Belgium, which beat Estonia 8-1, and Switzerland extended their perfect starts to join Germany as the only European teams with four straight wins on the road to Russia.Switzerlands 2-0 win over the Faeroe Islands ensured it stayed top in Group B from prolific Portugal, which beat Latvia 4-1. The European champion has 16 goals in its past three matches, including seven for Ronaldo.Still, Belgiums 21-goal tally is Europes best, and Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku were both on target in Brussels.Two big names returned to the scoresheet for the Netherlands in a 3-1 win at Luxembourg. Arjen Robben was playing his first international game this year, and Memphis Depay scored twice.Only group winners advance direct to the 2018 World Cup finals, and four runners-up will go to Russia through a playoff round.Here is what happened on Sunday:---GROUP AThe Netherlands closed the gap on leader France only after conceding a goal to Luxembourg for the first time in 53 years.Arjen Robben returned to national duty after a year sidelined by injuries with a trademark goal in the 36th minute, cutting in from the right and shooting low into the far corner.The Bayern Munich wingers return was ended after only 45 minutes, by which time Luxembourg had leveled from the penalty spot through defender Maxime Chanot.Its a great shame, said Robben, who was advised not to take risks with a small cramp. I wanted to play.Robbens replacement, Memphis Depay, took his chance to score twice. Out of favor with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, Depay headed club teammate Daley Blinds cross for the go-ahead goal. Depay then scored late with a curling free kick.Also Sunday, Ivelin Popov scored after 10 minutes as Bulgaria beat Belarus 1-0 in Sofia.France, which beat Sweden 2-1 on Friday, leads by three points from the Dutch. Sweden is third on goal difference.---GROUP BIt was an eventful evening for Cristiano Ronaldo in Faro.He scored one penalty in the first half, missed another in the second, scored again, and struck the Latvia crossbar with a late header in Portugals 4-1 win.After Ronaldos 59th-minute spot-kick struck a post and bounced away off the goalkeepers legs, Latvia even leveled in the 67th through substitute Arturs Zjuzins.Portugal substitute Ricardo Quaresma then crossed for William Carvalho to restore the lead and Ronaldo make the win safe with a volley. Defender Bruno Alves added a fourth in stoppage time.Leader Switzerland was often labored in beating the Faeroe Islands 2-0, with goals in each half from recalled forward Eren Derdiyok and captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.The Swiss, which beat a Portugal team without Ronaldo in September, is three points clear.Earlier, third-placed Hungary beat Andorra 4-0 and has seven points before traveling to play Portugal in March. Then, Switzerland will be favored to beat Latvia at home.---GROUP HWhile group leader Belgium was crushing Estonia, the dramatic tension unfolded in Athens.A last-gasp goal by Giorgos Tzavelas allowed Greece to keep its grip on second place with a fiery 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.Both teams ended the game with 10 men, with Kyriakos Papadopoulos getting a red card for striking Edin Dzeko -- in his attempts to wrestle the ball away -- and Dzeko getting a second yellow card for pulling Papadopoulos shorts down.Bosnia, which dominated most of the game, led in the 33rd when Miralem Pjanics free-kick bounced off the right post and then goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis back before finding the net.Tzavelas scored with a blistering shot outside the area in the fifth minute of stoppage time after Bosnias defense only half-cleared a long throw-in.Greece trails Belgium by two points before the teams meet in Brussels on March 25.Belgium followed up its 6-0 win over Gibraltar by going three up in 25 minutes in Sunday, through Thomas Meunier, Dries Mertens and Hazard. Estonia reduced the deficit before half time.Belgium added five more in the second half, including a second for Mertens and two late goals for Lukaku.Cyprus beat Gibraltar 3-1 in the groups other game.Zapatillas Nike Baratas España . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Yeezy Mujer Baratas . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. https://www.zapatillasbaratasspain.es/ .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Air Max Mujer Baratas . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. Air Max Baratas Outlet . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams.Its been 46 years since Englands last success in a major rugby league tournament but the appointment of Wayne Bennett as coach and the return of prodigal son Sam Burgess has the Four Nations hosts daring to dream.Bennetts men will open their tournament against defending champions New Zealand in front of a sell-out crowd in Huddersfield on Saturday (0030 AEDT Sunday) fielding one of their strongest-ever line ups.Burgess leads an outstanding pack alongside brothers Tom and George, James Graham, Mike Cooper, the Canberra duo of Josh Hodgson and Elliot Whitehead in addition to outstanding Warrington prop Chris Hill.New Zealand are currently the No.1 ranked rugby league team in the world but were well beaten by the Kangaroos in Perth earlier this month and 12 months ago lost a three-match series to England - albeit with an under-strength side.They also boast a poor record in the UK winning just two of their past 10 encounters against Great Britain or England and have a rookie coach in David Kidwell at the helm following Steve Kearneys appointment by the Warriors last month.Kidwell has kept faith with the side that performed poorly in Perth and assistant coach Quentin Poching said the players and staff know they let themselves down against Australia.We made some errors as coaches going into the Perth Test and weve had a good look and reflected on that, Poching said.Weve ttried to get some clarity about how wed like to play the game.ddddddddddddThe English have their strength in their pack so well do some things in a way that will break up the opposition and cause them some problems.England still have bad memories of the 2013 World Cup semi-final at Wembley where Shaun Johnsons magical last-second try and winning kick broke English hearts.Bennett, who alongside Kearney helped the Kiwis to glory in the 2008 World Cup, knows full well not to under-estimate Kidwells side.Theyre a talented rugby league nation who know how to play the game and use the ball, Bennett said.Theyve got a big forward pack, theyre very mobile and theyve some quality players. Well have to stop them there and we give ourselves a chance if we can do that.Bennett finalised his final 17 on Friday with Gareth Widdop and Luke Gale to continue as the halves pairing after impressing in last weeks 40-6 win over France in Avignon.I was pleased with the way the players conducted themselves last week in France and the hard work they put in, Bennett said.Theres things weve looked at in the game and worked on this week. The boys know the pressure and the intensity will rise as we get closer to Saturday - its a challenge were all looking forward to. ' ' '