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Cristiano Ronaldo may be suspended from Real Madrid duty but showed he remains in top form with a hat-trick, starting with a spectacular bicycle kick, for Portugal on Thursday night.

The Ballon d'Or favourite, serving a five-match ban for his club side after being sent off and pushing the referee in the Spanish Super Cup, took just over two minutes to get on the board against the Faroe Islands.

Ronaldo scored with a spectacular bicycle kick after a pinpoint cross from Manchester City's Bernardo Silva found him at the far post to hand his side a 1-0 lead.

Ronaldo claimed his second from the spot in the 28th minute, sending the keeper the wrong way with a perfectly taken penalty.

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It wasn't all one-way traffic for the hosts, though, with Rogvi Baldvinsson pegging one back before half-time, getting on the end of a flicked on long throw.

Ronaldo was back at the heart of the action in the second half providing the assist for William Carvalho to score Portugal's third.

Ronaldo's third came with a dance through the penalty area and a comfortable finish in the 65th minute.

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And Nelson Oliveira wrapped up the scoring late on with a gift from the Faroe Islands defence, which failed to deal with a cross from Ronaldo - who else.

The win puts Portugal second in UEFA World Cup qualification group B behind Switzerland, who beat Andorra 3-0.