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The GuardianGonçalo Ramos’s display marks him out as Portugal’s present and future
The 21-year-old Benfica forward scored a hat-trick on his first World Cup start, fizzing one goal in from an impossible angle
PA Media: SportToday at the World Cup: Morocco find right mix and Portugal fire without Ronaldo
Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick against Switzerland in place of Cristiano Ronaldo after Walid Regragui’s side beat Spain on penalties.
The TelegraphPortugal vs Switzerland, World Cup 2022 result: Ramos hits hat-trick in last-16 rout
So, now we know. It is not just Manchester United who are better without Cristiano Ronaldo – and it certainly helps to state that when his replacement, Goncalo Ramos, scores a hat-trick, the first of the World Cup, and on his first start.
Stats PerformWorld Cup data dive: Hat-trick hero Ramos matches Klose feat, Spain suffer record-breaking penalty heartache
No nation has now suffered more penalty shoot-out agony than Spain, while Goncalo Ramos matched Miroslav Klose as the last 16 concluded.
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