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Ramos bags first hat-trick of the World Cup as Portugal blow away Switzerland to reach quarters

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Portugal dismantled Switzerland 6-1 to charge into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday as Goncalo Ramos started in place of Cristiano Ronaldo and scored the first hat-trick of the tournament.The Portuguese will face Morocco in the quarter-finals after sweeping aside the Swiss in a display that was every bit as impressive as Brazil's demolition of South Korea 24 hours earlier.In a surprise move, 21-year-old Benfica forward Ramos replaced Ronaldo in the starting line-up at Lusail Stadium.Ronaldo, the only man to score at five World Cups, was relegated to the bench after coach Fernando Santos was annoyed at his angry response to being substituted in Portugal's final group game.He was not missed, with Portugal a more fluid side without him.Ramos not only announced himself to the world with his well-taken hat-trick, he also provided an assist for Raphael Guerreiro to score.

Veteran defender Pepe was also on target.Ronaldo finally made his entrance in the 74th minute to cheers from the Portugal fans and soon had the ball in the net, but he was flagged for offside.Rafael Leao, another of Portugal's young guns, then rounded off the win with the best goal of the night, a curling, dipping shot that left Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer rooted to the spot in second-half stoppage time.Morocco overcome Spain Portugal might have been expecting to face their neighbours Spain in the last eight but earlier Tuesday Morocco stunned Luis Enrique's side in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.After 120 minutes without a goal at Education City Stadium, Spain failed to score a single spot kick as Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved two and Pablo Sarabia hit the post.That left the Madrid-born

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