FIFA World Cup 2022 Portugal vs Switzerland Highlights: Portugal Crush Switzerland Thanks to Goncalo Ramos Treble; POR 6-1 SUI

FULLTIME!

Portugal crush Switzerland 6-1 to enter the quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Goncalo Ramos struck thrice to take the game away from the Swiss as Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao scored one apiece in an absolute drubbing.

The Portuguese will next take on Morocco in the last eight of the tournament.

POR 6-1 SUI

GOAL!

Rafael Leao adds insult to injury as he makes it six for Portugal with a beautiful finish.

POR 6-1 SUI

Breel Embolo is withdrawn to be replaced by Ardon Jashari.

Rafael Leao come on to replace Bruno Fernandes for the final few minutes of the game.

Portugal are in complete control of the encounter here as they seem to be cruising to victory over a deflated Swiss unit.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Vitinha, and Ricardo Horta come on in place of Goncalo Ramos, Joao Felix and Otavio.

GOAL!

The boy has done it. Hattrick for Goncalo Ramos.

Neat interplay between the Portuguese midfielders to ultimately get the ball to the feet of Ramos who takes a touch on the run before dinking it past the keeper to get his third of the game.

It is a night he won’t forget in a hurry.

POR 5-1 SUI

GOAL!

Manuel Akanji finds the back fo the net for the Swiss after the ball is headed to the far post following a corner.

Akanji is in space when the ball arrives and he steers the ball into the goal to get one on the scoreboard for his team.

POR 4-1 SUI

GOAL!

Rafael Guerreiro gets in on the act as he finds the back of the net with a left-footed attempt from inside the danger area.

Portugal are running away with it now.

POR 4-0 SUI

GOAL!

Ramos at the double.

Dalot does well to run down the right flank before playing a low cross in and Ramos is at hand to put it past the keeper with a first-time effort.

POR 3-0 SUI

Portugal get the second half underway firmly in the driving seat.

Switzerland need a miracle to turn things around from here by the looks of it.

HALTIME!

The teams head into the tunnel as Portugal are two goals to the good at the break.

One strike coming from young Goncalo Ramos, and the other coming from veteran Pepe.

POR 2-0 SUI

The fourth official signals for four minutes to be added on at the end of the first period.

Goncalo Ramos is played through in gaol and has an opportunity to double his tally on the day as he finds himself in a 1v1 scenario against Swiss custodian Yan Sommer.

The 21-year-old tries to push the ball into the net with his left foot, but Sommer gets down just in time to palm the ball away and keep the deficit to two.

The Swiss try to hit back, linking a couple of passes together as they move up the field, but the Portuguese defence holds strong to sustain their two-goal cushion.

GOAL!

Portugal earn a corner following Felix’s delightful cross in, which is cleared out for a corner.

The corner is swung into the centre and Pepe smashes a thumping header into the back fo the net to put his nation two ahead.

POR 2-0 SUI

The Swiss have a free kick as Shaqiri and Xhaka stand over the ball.

Shaqiri hits the target from way out but the Portuguese custodian Diogo Costa gets a palm to it and the ball goes out for a corner.

GOAL!

Goncalo Ramos scores.

Portugal work the ball into the danger area and Ramos receives the ball in a tight area. But, the youngster somehow manages to squeeze the ball past Yan Sommer into the near post of the net with some power.

POR 1-0 SUI

Portugal have seen slightly more of the ball in this tightly contested first quarter of an hour.

Switzerland progress on the left wing through Vargas, but Dalot comes in with a hard, fair tackle to thwart the run.