Portugal sweeps Switzerland
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| CR7 celebrat with his friend after the win |
and sets a date with Morocco in the quarter-finals of the World Cup
Portugal crushed its rival, Switzerland, 6-1, thanks to its young striker Goncalo Ramos, who replaced superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring a hat-trick to lead it to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday.
Portuguese control
The Portuguese national team dominated the course of the game at the beginning of the match without much danger to the Swiss goal and from the first real opportunity, and after a joint game between Bernardo Silva and Joao Felix, the ball reached Ramos inside the area, so he fired it powerfully with his left.
Match events
From a very narrow angle, it hit the top of the net, the Swiss goalkeeper Jan Sommer, who watched it in shock (17).
It was the first opportunity for Switzerland when the referee awarded a direct free kick from 30 meters that Shakiri fired and the Portuguese goalkeeper brilliantly removed it (29).
The Portuguese national team strengthened its progress when veteran defender Bibi lifted a corner kick raised by captain Bruno Fernandes, and planted it firmly in the net (33).
At the age of 39 years and 283 days, Pepe became the second oldest player in the finals, after Cameroonian Roger Milla, who scored at the age of 42 years and 39 days in the 1994 edition in the United States. The older Pepe also scores in the playoffs.
The player Gonzalo Ramos glowed
Ramos added the third goal for Portugal when he received a cross from Diogo Dalo, and he dipped it into the net (51).
Soon, Rafael Guerrero added Portugal's third goal with a powerful shot (55).
Gonzalo Ramos
The Swiss national team responded with a goal for its giant defender, Manuel Akanji (58).
But Ramos succeeded in scoring the hat-trick after receiving a perfect ball from Joao Felix, so he lured the goalkeeper and winked the ball over him (67).
Ramos became the first player to score a hat-trick since England striker Harry Kane against Panama (6-1) in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Ronaldo
Ronaldo replaced Ramos in the 74th minute and received a warm reception from the audience.
And he had the opportunity to score a goal from a direct free kick, but he hit the blocking wall (78), then scored a goal that was not counted by the referee for offside. Rafael Leao, the Italian winger of Milan, concluded the festival of goals in stoppage time.
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