Confederations Cup: Ronaldo Scores Again As Portugal, Mexico Progress To Semifinals

Portugal confirmed their place in the semi-final of this year’s Confederations Cup, after a 4-0 hammering of New Zealand in St Petersburg on Saturday.

Captain Cristiano Ronaldo opened scoring from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute, before Bernardo Silva doubled the European champions’ lead from close range.

Andre Silva squeezed in a third with 10 minutes left, before Nani added a fourth in stoppage time.

Portugal progress as group winners, after Mexico beat hosts Russia 2-1 to finish second.

The last two spots will be determined on Sunday, when Germany take on Cameroon and Australia play Chile.

By Ifreke Inyang

Mexico Will Eventually Pay For The Wall - Trump

US president Donald Trump says Mexico will have no choice than to eventually pay for the border wall.

Trump, who during his campaign said he would build a wall to stop bad guys from Mexico to gain entry into the country restated this on Sunday via his Twitter account.

“The Democrats don’t want money from budget going to border wall despite the fact that it will stop drugs and very bad MS 13 gang members.

 “Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed border wall,” Trump said.

By Dolapo Adelana