As Scotland neared winning a spot at the 2019 European Championship, Scott McTominay passed Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane as the joint top scorer in qualifying.

On a night when Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score for Spain — and also the youngest player to score in a European qualifier — in a 7-1 win against Georgia, McTominay continued his improbable goal spree as the Scots extended their 100% record in Group A by defeating Cyprus 3-0.

McTominay, a midfielder for Manchester United, scored his sixth goal in the Euro 2024 qualifying process as Scotland maintained its lead over Spain with a maximum of 15 points following five straight victories.

To guarantee its attendance in the event, which will be staged in Germany, Scotland needs two more points.

In terms of goals scored, McTominay is tied for first place with his new United teammate Rasmus Hojlund of Denmark and his old colleague Romelu Lukaku of Belgium.

Kane and Ronaldo both have five goals.

With one assist, McTominay has also contributed to more goals than any other player during qualification.

He gave Scotland’s head coach Steve Clarke credit for his goal streak.

McTominay stated, “The manager allows me a lot of leeway to get in the box and possibly make things happen. “I just want to give back to him since he has shown a lot of faith in me.

“My job and the job of the team is to make the people of Scotland happy, and I think we’re doing it well right now,” he said. At the AEK Arena in Larnaca, McTominay scored first after six minutes, and Ryan Porteous extended the advantage in the sixteenth.In the 30th, John McGinn added a third.If Norway and Georgia draw on Tuesday, Scotland will qualify without needing any additional points.Spain, who is now in second position and has played two fewer games than Scotland, has six points after having already suffered a loss against the group’s leader.BREAKING RECORDSYamal’s goal against Georgia in the 74th minute, at the age of 16 years and 57 days, broke two records.Gareth Bale, a legend for Wales and Real Madrid, was surpassed by him to become the youngest scorer in history. Spain’s youngest goal scorer is Yamal. When Gavi scored for his nation, he was 17 years and 10 months old, therefore he beat that record. When his big moment arrived, Yamal said: “I just whacked the ball where my body and soul instructed me to. There were no nerves at all. There you go. Yamal also broke the record for becoming the youngest player to play for Spain, surpassing Gavi’s mark from 2021 when he was 17 years, and 62 days old. In the thrashing against Georgia, Alvaro Morata’s hat trick was overshadowed by Yamal’s record-breaking performance.CELEBRATION TWICEBruno Fernandes celebrated his birthday by scoring in Portugal’s 1-0 victory over Slovakia. The Portuguese have won five of their first five games in Group J, which is the nation’s best start to a European qualification campaign and marks an outstanding accomplishment so early in new coach Roberto Martinez’s tenure. With five games left, Luxembourg’s 3-1 victory over Iceland gave it 10 points, matching its highest total in European or World Cup qualifying.After falling to Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1, Liechtenstein is still without a point and at the bottom of the group. RISE OF CROATIAWith a 5-0 victory over Latvia, Bruno Petkovic scored twice as Croatia climbed to second place in Group D.