Ronaldo's replacement Ramos scores sensational hat-trick vs Switzerland
Replacing world star Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal"s Round of 16 match at the FIFA World Cup 2022, a young Goncalo Ramos scored a stunning hat-trick to destroy Switzerland.
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In a must-win match in FIFA World Cup 2022, who would have thought that Cristiano Ronaldo would be benched? Replacing Ronaldo in the Portugal side, Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick as the 2016 UEFA Euro winners hammered Switzerland 6-1 in the Round of 16 match at the Qatar World Cup.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos came into the limelight even before the start of the Round of 16 encounters by dropping talisman Ronaldo from the starting eleven at the Lusail Stadium.
Besides, the 21-year-old Gonçalo Ramos who made his international debut last month, he had played only 36 minutes of international football before Tuesday. And yet within 17 minutes he had already scored more World Cup knockout goals than Ronaldo.
Ramos has become the first player to score a hat-trick in his first start at a FIFA World Cup match since Germany's Miroslav Klose.
Ramos is the second youngest player (21 years and 169 days) to score a goal for Portugal at the FIFA World Cup. Ronaldo is still the youngest (21 years and 132 days) player to score for Portugal at the showpiece event.