Benfica Portugal Switzerland World Cup Qatar 2022

BTV HIGHLIGHTS

World Cup
Round of 16
FINAL SCORE
Portugal	6
Suíça	1
Scorers
Gonçalo Ramos 17' Pepe 33' Gonçalo Ramos 51' Raphael Guerreiro 55' Gonçalo Ramos 67' Rafael Leão (90'+2')	Akanji 58'

With Gonçalo Ramos scoring a hat-trick on his debut as a starter, Portugal beat Switzerland in the round of 16 of the World Cup 2022 by 6-1. Morocco is the opponent in the quarterfinals.

The Portuguese national team reached this stage of the competition after winning Group H, while the Swiss finished in 2nd place in Group G, just behind Brazil. This was the 26th match between the two national teams, the first at a World Cup, and it finished with a thumping victory.

"In a World Cup everything is very fast, we have to focus on the next game now (...) I have to work at my maximum, and then we'll see"

Gonçalo Ramos

Gonçalo Ramos is the first player to score a hat-trick in the World Cup in Qatar, joining the Portuguese forwards (Eusébio, Pauleta and Cristiano Ronaldo) who also did it in the competition. Not since 1990 had a footballer scored a hat-trick in the knockout stage of a World Cup. The last one was the Czech Skuhravy in the World Cup held in Italy.

Gonçalo Ramos is the first player to score three goals in the Qatar World Cup and not since 1990, in Italy, had a footballer scored a hat-trick in the knockout stage of a World Cup

The Portuguese national team locks horns with Morocco on December 10 (Saturday), at 3 pm, at the Al Thumama Stadium.

STATEMENTS

Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica forward): "In a World Cup everything is very fast, we have to focus on the next game now. Starting against Morocco? That is not my decision... I have to work at my maximum, and then we'll see. Not even in my wildest dreams did I expect to debut as a starter and with a hat-trick. The expectations in this World Cup are match by match and we will approach the match against Morocco 100% focused."

Portugal-Switzerland 6-1 Lusail Stadium
Portugal Starting XI
Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, William, Bernardo Silva (Rúben Neves, 81'), Otávio (Vitinha, 73'), Bruno Fernandes (Rafael Leão, 87'), João Félix (Ricardo Horta, 74') and Gonçalo Ramos (Cristiano Ronaldo (73')
Substitutes
Rui Patrício, José Sá, António Silva, João Cancelo, André Silva, Ricardo Horta (74'), João Mário, Rafael Leão (87'), Matheus Nunes, Rúben Neves (81'), João Palhinha, Cristiano Ronaldo (73') and Vitinha (73')
Switzerland Starting XI
Sommer, Fernandes, Akanji, Schär (Comert, 46'), Rodríguez, Freuler (Seferovic, 54'), Granit Xhaka, Sow (Zakaria, 54'), Shaqiri, Vargas (Okafor, 66') and Breel Embolo (Jashari, 89')
Substitutes
Kobel, Kohn, Aebischer, Comert (46'), Elvedi, Fassnacht, Frei, Jashari (89'), Okafor (66'), Omlin, Roeder, Seferovic (54'), Steffen and Zakaria (54')
At half-time		2-0
Goals
Portugal: Gonçalo Ramos (17', 51' and 67'), Pepe (33'), Raphael Guerreiro (55') and Rafael Leão (90'+2'); Switzerland: Akanji (58')