Portugal beats North Korea in 7-0 rout

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored.

So did Raul Meireles, Simao Sabrosa, Hugo Almeida, Liedson and Tiago (twice).

Portugal put on the most dominant performance of the World Cup on today, knocking in a flurry of second-half goals and routing North Korea 7-0, a win that puts Portugal on the brink of advancing to the round of 16 and means the Koreans won’t make it out of group play.

“It was a great day for Portugal and Portuguese football,” coach Carlos Queiroz said.