Ronaldo’s replacement scores hat-trick as Portugal hammer Switzerland

Goncalo Ramos stole the headlines as the Portuguese moved into the World Cup quarterfinals

Portugal romped to a 6-1 win over Switzerland in the last 16 of the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday night, with Cristiano Ronaldo watching on from the bench for most of the match.

Ronaldo was dropped by manager Fernando Santos after reacting badly to being brought off against South Korea in Portugal's final group game. 

In his absence, 21-year-old Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos was the star of the show with a hat-trick and stated his case to be picked at Ronaldo's expense moving forward.

Ramos opened the scoring inside 17 minutes when he latched on to a Joao Felix pass, took one touch, then turned and fired into Yan Sommer's top corner.

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