FIFA World Cup: Portugal defeats Switzerland 6-1, and Ramos' hat-trick advances them to the quarterfinals.

Lusail (Qatar), December 7 : Portugal advanced to the quarterfinals of the upcoming FIFA World Cup after defeating Switzerland 6-1 at Lusail, Qatar, on Wednesday, with a hat-trick by 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos and goals from Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, and Rafael Leao.Portugal started off with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench.This happened after he was substituted during his club's previous match against South Korea, passing to Bruno Fernandes at the edge of the Swiss box, but the latter could not keep the ball in hand.In the fifth minute, Portugal took the lead, with only one shot at goal being fired by the Swiss.The man who replaced Ronaldo, Goncalo Ramos, came through with a ferocious near-post drive that ended up finding the net despite the angle's heaviness.

In the 29th minute, Embolo scored a free kick.Shaqiri took the free kick and fired a fine effort over the Portuguese wall, seemed to be heading towards the post, but Portugal keeper Costa took no risks and collected the ball in the 33rd minute.Pepe doubled Portugal's lead in the 33rd minute.Felix was involved in another scoring opportunity for Portugal in the 35th minute but was denied it.Portugal continued to dominate the match.

Those four minutes of stoppage time were added, with neither team taking advantage.At halftime, Portugal's scoreline was 2-0, with 53% of the ball being taken by Portugal, compared to 47% in the United States.Portugal had six shots on target, while Switzerland took four.Portugal scored a corner in the 49th minute before resuming the match, but Swiss defender Ricardo Rodriguez blocked them from adding a third.

He added a brace.Portugal had some more chances, but Raphael Guerreiro took full advantage of the space left by Swiss right-back Fernando in the 56th minute to add another goal to their piling miseries.Switzerland substituted two players in the 55th minute.For Sow and Freuler, Zakaria and Seferovic came on to lead the way.Switzerland opened their account in the 58th minute with the help of Manuel Akanji, who made the scoreline read 4-1.

Switzerlands Eray Comert was booked for committing a foul in the 59th minute.In the 67th minute, Ramos' spectacular finish carried the ball past Sommer to not only make it 5-1 in favour of Portugal, but also bring up his hat-trick, the first in the 2022 tournament season.Portugal made three changes in the 72nd minute, with Ronaldo, Vitinha, and Horta replacing hat-trick hero Ramos, Otavio, and Felix.Ronaldo took a free kick four minutes before his arrival, but missed an opportunity to score.

Ronaldo drove the ball past Sommer in the 84th minute for a goal, but it was rejected by the offside flag, giving the star his moment in the game.Rafael Leao came through with a spectacular curl over Sommers head two minutes into break-point time to make it 6-1.Portugal qualified for the quarterfinals with a score of 6-1 in their favor at full time.In the second half, Switzerland became more dominant in terms of ball possession, with overall figures of around 52%, while Portugal took the bulk.

The Swiss fired ten shots at the goal, three of which were on target.