Goncalo Ramos scores his first hat-trick of the 2022 World Cup as Portugal defeats Switzerland 6-1 despite losing Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Portugal trounced Switzerland 6-1 in the World Cup round of 16 without Cristiano Ronaldo, with Goncalo Ramos scoring a hat-trick. Portugal had no qualms with sitting Ronaldo. The build-up to the knockout match was dominated by Ronaldo’s reaction to his substitution in Portugal’s previous game, and his relegation ended a run of 31 tournament finals starts for his country. While he was away, his teammates put on one of the best performances of the tournament, propelling Portugal to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2006, where they will face Morocco, the team that defeated Spain.
Ramos, his replacement, took only 17 minutes to open his own account with a thundering effort that blew Yann Sommer away before he could react. Ronaldo scored his first World Cup goal when Ramos was five years old. Pepe, 39, scored from a corner seconds before halftime to give Portugal a commanding advantage. Ramos subsequently scored a near-post poacher’s goal to terminate the match as a contest. Just before the hour, even left-back Raphael Guerreiro got in on the action, blasting home an enticing Ramos assist before Manuel Akanji slashed home a consolation that scarcely deserved to be celebrated.
Ramos converted from assist to goal scorer with the first hat-trick of the World Cup, deftly chipping Sommer to reaffirm his manager’s faith. Soon after, Ronaldo came off the bench, but Rafael Leao’s exquisite corner curl in extra time ensured that another young player, rather than Portugal’s elder statesman, had scored.
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