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AVEIRO, Portugal -- Cristiano Ronaldo needed only four minutes to put European champion Portugal back on track in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, while Frances recovery came thanks to a pair of goals by forward Kevin Gameiro.Ronaldo, who missed Portugals opening loss to Switzerland because of a knee injury in the final of Euro 2016, returned to action on Friday by scoring two of his four goals less than five minutes into the 6-0 rout of nine-man Andorra in Group B.Switzerland earned a late 3-2 win at Hungary to stay in the group lead, ahead of the surprising Faeroe Islands.Euro 2016 runner-up France conceded early but got back in contention in Group A with a 4-1 win over Bulgaria, with Gameiro scoring his first goals for the national team in more than five years.The Netherlands and Sweden also claimed their first victories, and all three teams were atop the group after two rounds.Belgium and Greece won their second in a row to take command of Group H.Only the group winners automatically qualify.Here is a look at Fridays games:GROUP AFrance, Sweden and the Netherlands earned their first victories and are level on points after two games.France trailed Bulgaria after conceding an early penalty kick but recovered to earn a comfortable win with two goals by Gameiro, one by Dimitri Payet, and another by Antoine Griezmann.Im 29 years old now, Im more experienced, and I understand that there are times when one needs to perform. I did it tonight, Gameiro said.The Netherlands defeated Belarus 4-1 as Quincy Promes scored his first two international goals and Vincent Janssen and Davy Klaassen netted one each in Rotterdam.Sweden remained unbeaten after defender Mikael Lustig scored the winner at Luxembourg with a half-volley from Marcus Bergs corner in the second half.Bulgaria has three points, one behind the group leaders, while Belarus has one point and Luxembourg zero.GROUP BRonaldo couldnt play in Portugals group opener but made his presence felt early against Andorra with goals in the second and fourth minutes, then added two others in the second half to lead the hosts to 6-0.He also caused both red cards to Andorra players in the final part of the game in the western Portuguese city of Aveiro.We knew the first goal was important because they play with 11 men behind the ball, Ronaldo said. We got off to a good start and it was positive because we wanted to win again.The victory left Portugal three points behind Switzerland, which twice relinquished leads but held on after Valentin Stockers 89th-minute goal in Budapest, earning its second win in a row and securing the group lead. The Swiss have six points, two more than the surprising Faeroe Islands, which followed its opening draw at Hungary with a 2-0 victory over Latvia behind goals by Sonni Nattestad and Joan Edmundsson.GROUP HBelgium and Greece won again to take control of the group, with the Belgians routing Bosnia 4-0 at home and Greece topping Cyprus 2-0.The Belgians got two goals in each half to get past a Bosnian team that started its campaign with a 5-0 win over Estonia.We played with intensity that denied the Bosnians possession even when they tried to change up their game, Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said.Greece defeated a hard-working Cyprus to continue its recovery under new coach Michael Skibbe.Kostas Mitroglou needed one touch to find the net early, and Petros Mantalos added the second goal just before the break.We expected this to be a tricky match and it was, Skibbe said. We scored good goals but at times lacked composure. Thats something we need to work on. 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Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been diagnosed with a broken fibula, an injury that occurred Monday during training camp practice in West Virginia, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.The person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Saints havent disclosed Rankins injury, said Rankins is seeking a second opinion but appears to need surgery. Typically, fractured fibulas are not season-ending but sideline players for around six weeks.Saints training staff used a cart to take Rankins off the practice field in White Sulphur Springs after he went down during drills simulating goal-line situations.Coach Sean Payton said he wasnt going to speculate about Rankins condition and said, hopefully, the news is good.The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Rankins was drafted 12th overall out of Louisville. Hes among several players New Orleans acquired in hopes of improving a defense that ranked second-to-last in the NFL the past two seasons.He frequently practiced with the first-team defense during camp and even intercepted Tom Brady during joint practices with New England last week.Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen also declined to address Rankins injury specifically but spoke generally about his approach when a key player goes down.ddddddddddddYoure going to face adversity throughout the season and nobody knows when and in what form its going to happen, Allen said. But if thats the case, its next man up -- next guys got to step up, rise up and play to that same level. So thats our mindset.Rankins becomes the latest of several projected starters or key regulars to struggle with injuries before the regular season has even begun.Cornerback Keenan Lewis started training camp on the physically-unable-to-perform list and returned to practice only briefly before he was sidelined by a hip injury. Starting outside linebacker Stephone Anthony, a late first-round pick last season, was injured in the preseason opener against the Patriots, although Payton, who did not disclose the nature of that injury, has suggested that Anthony will return sooner than later.During offseason practices earlier this summer, 2015 second-round draft pick Hauoli Kikaha tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee for the third time since his college career at Washington. That injury that is expected to sideline Kikaha the entire season.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '