Cristiano Ronaldo has congratulated his Portugal teammates after they produced a stunning performance to thrash Switzerland and reach the quarter finals of the World Cup.
Portugal boss Fernando Santos made headlines by deciding to bench Ronaldo for the last 16 tie in Qatar after the 37-year-old started all three group games. The decision paid off handsomely as his replacement, Goncalo Ramos, scored a hat-trick in a clinical 6-1 demolition of the Swiss to set up a quarter-final with Morocco, who beat Spain on penalties earlier on Tuesday.
Ramos, a 21-year-old striker for Benfica, was making just his fourth appearance for the national side, but was outstanding. He blasted into the roof of the net from a tight angle to make it 1-0, slotted in Diogo Dalot’s cross for his second and dinked over Yan Sommer to complete an eye-catching hat-trick.
