Portugal v Ireland: 10,100 fans permitted to attend World Cup qualifier in Faro

Health authorities will only allow one-third of Faro’s 30,305-seater Estádio Algarve to be opened for the game next Wednesday – which could see Cristiano Ronaldo become the world's all-time leading international scorer

The Estádio Algarve. Picture: David Maher / SPORTSFILE

Just 10,100 fans will be permitted to attend Ireland’s World Cup qualifier in Portugal next Wednesday – which could see Cristiano Ronaldo become the world's all-time leading international scorer.

Health authorities will only allow one-third of Faro’s 30,305-seater Estádio Algarve to be opened for the game in which Ronaldo is looking for the goal to surpass Iran forward Ali Daei’s 109 haul.