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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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And that was even before the Eagles added injury to insult, forcing him out of the game with a bad thumb on his throwing hand late in the third quarter of a 29-14 loss to the Eagles .Cutler couldnt pinpoint when his thumb began to hurt, but acknowledged trouble gripping the ball from early on in the game. The injury was aggravated as he tried to plant his right hand and break his fall on a strip-sack by Philadelphias Destiny Vaeao in the third quarter.Even though he played two more offensive series after the fumble, Cutler watched Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham step in front of an underthrown pass intended for Alshon Jeffery another 10 yards up the field and decided to exit and begin treatment in the locker room.I couldnt get as much on it as I wanted, he said about the interception. I knew that I was putting the team, especially the offense, in jeopardy at that point. My day was done.But first, Cutler had to endure a dressing down on the sideline from injured teammate Pernell McPhee.Hes a passionate guy, Cutler said, shrugging off the brief spat. No one likes to lose in that type of fashion.The strange thing is, Monday nights had been one of the few reliable bright spots for Cutler and the Bears. While Chicago has struggled to hit the .500 mark more often than not in his seven seasons here, they were 8-2 in his previous Monday night appearances.That was no coincidence. Cutler threw 20 touchdowns, averaged better than seven years per attempt and posted a 95.5 rating in those games. His numbers in thiis one werent even close.dddddddddddd. He finished 12 of 17 for 157 yards, no touchdowns, an interception and fumble and a passer rating of 74.9.Bears coach John Fox said the turnovers forced the Bears into some tough situations against Eagles rookie QB Carson Wentz.He obviously has a lot of great football ahead of him, Fox said.In the home locker room, though, teammates wondered how much more of this season Cutler can play.Its never good to lose your franchise quarterback, whether its for a play, a game or possibly even longer, Bears tight end Zach Miller said. Especially when you know how much work hes put in.Chicagos 0-2 start could be even worse than it looks. Tests are scheduled for tomorrow on Cutlers hand, but the Bears also lost linebacker Lamarr Houston (left knee), nose tackle Eddie Goldman, (ankle) and safety Adrian Amos and cornerback Bryce Callahan (concussions). The team already is struggling with a patchwork offensive line and the departure of steady all-purpose running back Matt Forte, who often served as Cutlers safety valve.Its tough, Fox conceded. If it was easy anybody could do it. ... Right now all our focus very quickly will go to Dallas to go on the road Sunday night. And we have a lot of proving to do.Some of it will no doubt begin with Cutler. After the game, Bradham said Our game plan this week was pretty much to frustrate the quarterback.It worked well enough.I think everyone was probably a little taken back by what happened, Cutler said. Weve got to figure it out obviously.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '