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Portugal defeated Switzerland 6-1 to grab the final spot in the World Cup 2022 quarterfinals.

It was Gonçalo Ramos's day. In the 17th minute, the 21-year-old Portuguese forward opened the scoring for his side. He added two more in the second half to secure a hat trick.

Pepe, Raphaël Guerreiro and Rafael Leão also added goals for Portugal. Guerreiro's came thanks to a Ramos assist.

Cristiano Ronaldo started the game on the bench for Portugal. In the 73rd minute, the 37-year-old superstar, who is playing in his fifth World Cup, entered the game to raucous applause.

The sole goal for Switzerland came in the 58th minute when Manuel Akanji got on the end of a corner to tap in a goal and help his side avoid the shutout.

Next up for Portugal, the team will face Morocco on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Earlier today, Morocco shocked Spain in a match that needed penalty kicks to be decided.

Even in stoppage time, they can't stop scoring. Rafael Leão gets a sixth Portugal goal.

Portugal 6-1 Switzerland

Cristiano Ronaldo started the game on the bench for Portugal. But in the 73rd minute, the 37-year-old superstar, who is playing in his fifth World Cup, entered the game to raucous applause.

His side is currently leading the Swiss, 5-1.

Gonçalo Ramos got his third goal of the day in the 66th minute to put his side up 5-1. What a match for the 21-year-old!

Portugal 5-1 Switzerland

The Swiss are not giving up here.

Manuel Akanji gets on the end of a corner to tap in a goal and cut Portugal's lead to three.

Portugal 4-1 Switzerland

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Portugal is dominating the Swiss as they go up 4-0 in the second half.

After already scoring twice, Gonçalo Ramos fed Raphaël Guerreiro in the box, who blasted a left-footed shot past Yann Sommer.

Portugal 4-0 Switzerland

Portugal's Gonçalo Ramos is having himself a dream of a match!

In the 51st minute, the 21-year-old forward gets his second goal of the match to give his side a commanding 3-0 lead.

Portugal 3-0 Switzerland

The second half has begun in the final Round of 16 match of World Cup 2022. Portugal went into the break with a 2-0 lead over the Swiss.

Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench for Portugal to start the match. Will we see the 37-year-old superstar in the second half? Let's go!

Portugal go into the break with a 2-0 lead over Switzerland in their Round of 16 match.

Underdogs coming in, the Swiss got off to a bright start. Striker Breel Embolo had a shot deflected in the 5th minute that earned his side a corner.

But it was the Portuguese side that truly showed their quality in the first 45 minutes.

In the 17th minute, 21-year-old forward Gonçalo Ramos found the top corner of the net with a booming strike at the near post to give his side the lead. 

After the goal, Ramos continued to pester the Swiss backline and their defense appeared unlocked at times throughout the half.

In the 29th minute, Embolo earned the Swiss side a free kick when he was fouled as he drove forward in the Portuguese half. On the ensuing attempt, Xherdan Shaqiri bent one just wide of the net.

Just a few minutes later, Pepe doubled Portugal's advantage. The 39-year-old got his head to a Portuguese corner kick to make 2-0.

Ramos nearly made it three for the Portuguese when he sprinted past Switzerland's defense on a counterattack late in the half. A diving save by Yann Sommer kept it at 2-0. Still, the Swiss look like they're barely hanging on going into halftime.

If the result holds, Portugal will book their spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. They would face Morocco Saturday.