September 7 – Guatemala’s Carlos Ruiz has become the highest scorer in World Cup qualifying history after bagging five goals in his final international appearance against St Vincent and the Grenadines.
As his country won 9-3, Ruiz, 36, took his record to 68 goals in 133 games, 38 of which have been scored in World Cup qualifiers, beating Iranian Ali Daei’s previous record of 35.
Despite the victory, Guatemala missed out on qualification for Russia 2018, after USA beat Trinidad and Tobago 4-0.
Widely known as just Pescado or ‘Fish’, Ruiz has been a member of the Guatemalan national team since 1998 and has played for five different MLS clubs.
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