In Portugal vs Switzerland round 16 match, Portugal’s attack played with freedom and verve from the start, with Joao Felix at the heart of most of their best work. Santos also benched Joao Cancelo and his starting full-backs Diogo Dalot and Guerriero repaid his faith early in the second period.
Portugal vs Switzerland 6-1 | Round 16 | FIFA World Cup 2022
Ramos violently crashed a 17th-minute shot into the top corner before a man 18 years his senior, veteran centre-back Pepe, become the second-oldest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup behind Cameroon great Roger Milla. Goncalo Ramos netted a magnificent hat-trick after being named as Cristiano Ronaldo’s shock replacement to inspire Portugal to a 6-1 World Cup romp against Switzerland.
Goals:
POR — Goncalo Ramos (Joao Felix) — 17th min.
POR — Pepe (Bruno Fernandes) — 33rd min.
POR — Goncalo Ramos (Diogo Dalot) — 51st min.
POR — Raphael Guerriero (Goncalo Ramos) — 55th min.
SUI — Manuel Akanji (Goncalo Ramos) — 58th min.
POR — Goncalo Ramos (Joao Felix) — 67th min.
POR — Rafael Leao (Raphael Guerriero) — 90th min+2.
Confirmed starting lineups:
Portugal lineup (4-3-2-1, right to left): 22. Diogo Costa (GK) — 2. Diogo Dalot, 3. Pepe, 4. Ruben Dias, 5. Raphael Guerriero — 10. Bernardo Silva, 25. Otavio, 14. William Carvalho — 8. Bruno Fernandes, 11. Joao Felix — 25. Goncalo Ramos.
Switzerland lineup (4-2-3-1): 1. Sommer (GK) — 2. Fernandes, 22. Schar, 4. Akanji, 13. Rodriguez — 10. Xhaka, 8. Freuler — 23. Shaqiri, 15. Sow, 17. Vargas — 7. Embolo
