AVEIRO, Portugal -- It didnt take long for Cristiano Ronaldo to give Portugal the boost it needed in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.Ronaldo scored twice in the first four minutes, then added two others in the second half, to help the European champion rout nine-man Andorra 6-0 on Friday and earn its first win in qualifying.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.Ronaldo did not play in the 2-0 loss to Switzerland in the Group B opener in September because he was still recovering from a knee injury sustained in the final of Euro 2016.It was the first time he scored four goals in the same game with the national team.The Swiss scored a late winner in a 3-2 to win at Hungary to win their second in a row and take the group lead with six points, two more than the surprising Faeroe Islands, which followed its draw at Hungary with a 2-0 victory over Latvia.Portugal and Latvia have three points each, with Andorra staying with zero.Only the group winners automatically qualify.PORTUGAL 6, ANDORRA 0Ronaldo made his presence felt early in the western city of Aveiro, scoring with a left-footed shot from inside the area in the second minute and adding to the lead with a header in the fourth. His third came with a one-timer from close range, and the fourth with another left-footer.He also caused both red cards to Andorra players. Jordi Rubio was sent off for a second yellow card for a hard foul on the Portuguese star in the 62nd, and Marc Rebes was shown a straight red for another vicious foul on Ronaldo in the 70th.Joao Cancelo netted for Portugal just before halftime, and Andre Silva closed the scoring in the 86th.Andorra goalkeeper Josep Gomes made great saves to help Andorra avoid a bigger defeat.Now we have to think about the Faeroe Islands, Portugal coach Fernando Santos said. We need to win it.HUNGARY 2, SWITZERLAND 3Switzerland twice relinquished leads but held on after Valentin Stockers 89th-minute goal in Budapest, securing the group lead.Haris Seferovic opened the scoring for the Swiss in the 51st, but the hosts equalized with Adam Szalai just two minutes later. 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Hes just tall enough to talk right into your ear and tell you that `You dont have to practice today. `Why are you working so hard? Or, `Get over there in the shade. No need to attack with enthusiasm unknown to mankind today. Take a break. Take a knee. Hes not a guy you want around. You want to get him off your shoulder as fast as possible.No. 4 Michigan (2-0) tried to avoid listening to the praise it is getting for beating Hawaii and Central Florida by a combined score of 114-17 while it prepared to play Colorado (2-0) on Saturday at home.Here are some things to watch when the Wolverines host the Buffaloes:HAIL AT MICHIGAN: Colorado is commemorating its 1994 win at Michigan Stadium, where Kordell Stewart famously threw a 64-yard Hail Mary to Michael Westbrook with no time left on the clock for a stunning victory. The Buffaloes plan to wear throwback uniforms that look like they did 22 years ago, sporting white jerseys, black pants and gold helmets. Bill McCartney, who coached the Buffaloes in that game and during their 1990 national championship season, plans to be in the Big House as a guest of Colorado athletic director Rick George.Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said he has met everybody involved in the play, and got to know Stewart well last summer when the former star quarterback was back on campus to take classes and graduate.Not only can he throw the ball 70-something yards in the air, hes a really good guy, MacIntyre said.YEAH, THAT WAS ME: HBO Real Sports spent time with and around Harbaugh during his first spring at Michigan. In one scene, Harbaugh was shown shouting at a player, whose image was blurred to keep him relatively anonymous. Quarterback Wilton Speight, who has emerged as a starter this season, acknowledged earlier this week he was the player Harbaugh was yelling at.ddddddddddddAll my buddies joked, they said, `Yeah, they blurred out the number, but youre the only 8-foot quarterback, Speight said. 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