Ronaldo Replacement Makes History At The World Cup

 Portugal youngster Goncalo Ramos replaced Cristiano Ronaldo against Switzerland and boy did he steal the show!!!.


The Benfica man understood the assignment as he scored the first hatrick of this 2022 Qatar world cup .

He became the second player to score a hatrick for his nation on the day he makes his first start after Miroslav Klose for Germany in 2002.

Santos's side go on to face Morocco for a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup after sending Switzerland home with a 6-1 win.

Defenders Pepe and Raphael Guerreiro also scored before Rafael Leao added a late goal in stoppage time.

Manuel Akanji scored a rather consolation goal for Switzerland.

Portugal advanced to the quarterfinals for the third time, after 1966 and 2006, and will play Morocco on Saturday. Portugal coach Fernando Santos now has to decide whether to stick with Ramos or restore Ronaldo, the top scorer in men’s international soccer.

In another match,the Atlas lions roared again as they knock out Spain through penalties.


It took a Panenka penalty to secure the African side their first ever World Cup quarter-final, and leaves Luis Enrique with big questions to answer.

Achraf Hakimi, Madrid born and Morocco's star player, was the man to seal it, the Paris Saint-Germain star staying cool amid the maelstrom to score with an outrageous 'Panenka' and clinch a famous victory. How they celebrated.

Earlier, goalkeeper Yassine Bounou had saved from both Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets, with Pablo Sarabia striking his penalty against the post as Spain suffered more shootout heartache. They were beaten on spot-kicks in the last 16 by Russia four years ago, and lost the semi-final of the European Championship to Italy last year in the same manner.

Luis Enrique's side dominated the game itself, but were unable to turn possession into chances. They hit the post right at the end of extra-time through Sarabia, but could have few complaints about the outcome having managed only one shot on target in 120 minutes.

Quarter final fixtures 

Netherlands vs Argentina (Friday)6pm EAT.

Croatia vs Brazil (Friday)10pm EAT.

England vs France (Saturday)6pm EAT.

Morocco vs Portugal (Saturday)10pm EAT.

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