It was the primary time coach Fernando Santos had picked younger Goncalo Ramos in Portugal’s beginning lineup within the FIFA World Cup 2022. It was a daring name by Santos as he benched the group’s most skilled striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, in a high-voltage knockout recreation towards Switzerland to usher in a 21-year-old Benfica ahead on the pitch.
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Before this recreation, Ramos had performed simply 33 minutes throughout three earlier appearances.
The transfer paid dividends, with Ramos powering Portugal to the quarterfinals, scoring a hat-trick towards Switzerland in a 6-1 win. He turned the youngest participant to strike thrice in a World Cup knockout match since Pele in 1958.
In the seventeenth minute, Ramos backed Santos’ transfer by scoring Portugal’s first purpose.
Joao Felix clipped delicately into the toes of Ramos, who shortly swivelled previous Fabian Schaer and launched a left-footed strike into the roof of the online previous a shocked Yann Sommer.
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Ramos bought his second and Portugal’s third purpose from shut vary six minutes into the second half from Dalot’s cross down the appropriate.
He ultimately accomplished his treble after extra excellent work from Felix, nonchalantly dodging Sommer with one among his ultimate touches.