Portugal beat Switzerland 6-1 and qualify for the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022

The football team of Portugal qualified for the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after beating 6-1 Swiss with a hat trick from Goncalo Ramos in a match where Cristiano Ronaldo He was on the substitute bench and just came onto the field in the final minutes.

Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao completed the tally for the Portuguese, who in the quarterfinals will face Morocco, which earlier advanced to the top eight for the first time after eliminating Spain on penalties.

Ramos opened the scoring after 17 minutes with a shot from the top of the box.

Pepe scored the second goal after 33 minutes with a powerful header after a corner kick sent by Ramos from the right sector.

Ramos recorded his double in the 51st minute when he finished off a pass from Diogo Dalot in the six-yard box.

And four minutes later, Guerreiro scored the fourth when he defined before goalkeeper Yann Sommer left a pass from Ramos.

The Swiss discounted at 58 through Manuel Akanji, who took advantage of a poor defensive clearance to send the ball into the back of the net.

It wasn’t a perfect night but we did a lot of things well, especially what has to do with concentration,” Portugal coach Fernando Santos said after the game.

Ramos scored his hat-trick in the 66th minute in a showy finish where he chipped the ball over Sommer after receiving a pass from Joao Félix.

The rest of the game, with Ronaldo on the field, Portugal handled the ball, and in stoppage time Rafael Leao scored the sixth with a powerful shot inside the area.

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