Qualifying top scorer: Eriksen finishes third
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
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Poland striker Robert Lewandowski finished top scorer in the European Qualifiers with a record 16 goals ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen.
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Robert Lewandowski finished top scorer in European qualifying for the FIFA World Cup with a record 16 goals, one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Christian Eriksen's play-off hat-trick against the Republic of Ireland lifted him alongside Romelu Lukakau on 11.
Top scorers in qualifying
16: Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
15: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
11: Christian Eriksen (Denmark), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
9: André Silva (Portugal)
8: Marcus Berg (Sweden)
7: Stevan Jovetić (Montenegro)
6: Eden Hazard (Belgium), Ciro Immobile (Italy), Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia), Kostas Mitroglou (Greece), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine)
Most assists in qualifying
9: Joshua Kimmich (Germany)
7: Dries Mertens (Belgium)
7: Thomas Meunier (Belgium)
7: Thomas Müller (Germany)
7: Miralem Pjanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
7: Dušan Tadić (Serbia)