 "India’s hopes take a solid blow as Nihal Sarin loses to Alireza Firouzja at FIDE Grand Swiss 2025")
 "Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag break semifinal jinx as they enter Hong Kong Open 2025 finals")
Preview: Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t in the starting lineup for Portugal’s match against Switzerland on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the World Cup. The move came a day after his coach expressed frustration about his team captain’s attitude in the last game. Gonçalo Ramos, who plays for Portuguese club Benfica, is starting in Ronaldo’s place at Lusail Stadium. Ronaldo showed obvious displeasure at being removed from the game against South Korea on Friday. The 37-year-old striker opened the tournament with a goal against Ghana to become the first player to score in five different World Cups. But he was ineffective in Portugal’s final two games of group play and was pulled midway through the second half of a 2-1 loss to South Korea. Ronaldo’s body language indicated the superstar was annoyed at being taken out of the game — something Portugal coach Fernando Santos remained silent about for nearly three days. Finally in his Monday news conference, Santos conceded Ronaldo’s attitude in the game against South Korea was the one distraction — of many — that had pushed him too far. In the last eight, Morocco await the winners of this contest between Portugal and Switzerland, after the African outfit stunned 2010 world champions Spain to win via penalty shootout, and reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the very first time. It may be a good time to note that the Swiss had eliminated reigning World Cup champion France in the last 16 at the European Championship last year and has been one of the most consistent teams of this tournament. “We have seen how euphoric Swiss people are about being at this stage,” coach Murat Yakin said Monday. “We’ve proven that we’re able to beat them.” With inputs from AP
Portugal vs Switzerland Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal reach quarters with 6-1 win over Switzerland
Portugal vs Switzerland Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2022: Goncalo Ramos scored a memorabe hat-trick to help Portugal beat Switzerland 6-1, and reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup.
 "Portugal vs Switzerland Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal reach quarters with 6-1 win over Switzerland")
FIFA World Cup 2022 quarter-final lineup:
Quarter-final 1: Croatia vs Brazil ( 9 December, 8.30 pm IST)
Quarter-final 2: Netherlands vs Argentina (10 December, 12.30 am IST)
Quarter-final 3: Morocco vs Portugal (10 December, 8.30 pm IST)
Quarter-final 4: England vs France (11 December, 12.30 am IST)
Full time: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Full time! Portugal fly high, beat their European rivals Switzerland 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of FIFA World Cup 2022. Fernabdo Santos’ men were unstoppable, and Switzerland could only salvage one goal thanks to Manuel Akanji. Portugal will play Morocco in the quarter-finals
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Portugal go for a six! Raphael Leao with his side’s sixth goal, coming off the bench and making a very notable impact. He scores in added time, with moments to go before end of match.
90’ Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
Four minutes added on in injury time.
84’ Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
Ronaldo finds the back of the net, darting in behind the Swiss defence as he celebrates the goal, only to find he is offside, and the flag is up.
A young star on the rise!
The first hat-trick of this World Cup: Gonçalo Ramos ⭐️🇵🇹 #Qatar2022
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 6, 2022
He was close to joining PSG during the summer, always been in the list — now his price will be way higher. pic.twitter.com/qqT4a4S4kY
73’ Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
A notable substitution from Portugal, as Cristiano Ronaldo is brought in for Joao Felix, who is subbed off. He will be looking to make some impact with less than 20 minutes left in regulation time.
Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
GOAAAL! Goncalo Ramos, just 21 years old, scores his first Portugal hat-trick and what a time to do it! 5-1 to Portugal and they look unstoppable against a weak Switzerland side.
58’ Portugal 4-1 Switzerland
Raphael Guerreiro with the fourth goal for Portugal, in the 55th minute of the contest. A left-footed shot from the centre of the box, to the smash the ball past the keeper. Assisted by Goncalo Ramos. Switzerland hit back in the 58th minute with a goal from Manchester City’s Manuel Akanji, but there’s hardly any celebration from the Swiss whatsoever.
51’ Portugal 3-0 Switzerland
GOAAAL! A third goal for Portugal, a second in the match for Goncalo Ramos, as Portugal pile more misery on Switzerland. At the near post, Ramos converts Dalot’s low-cross to hit the ball past Sommer.
Second half Portugal 2-0 Switzerland
Right. Time for the second half to get underway at the Lusail Stadium. Portugal with the advantage heading to the second half, but how will Switzerland respond to this?
Half time: Portugal 2-0 Switzerland
What an entertaining first half this has been from Portugal. Two brilliant goals in this half already, and it’s advantage Portugal at the moment. Goncalo Ramos and Pepe on the scoresheet.
45’ Portugal 2-0 Switzerland
Four minutes added in injury time in the first half of this contest. In the 42nd minute, Yann Sommer makes a fine stop to deny Portugal a third goal. Meanwhile, Fabian Schar has been booked a yellow card for a bad foul, and will miss the next game, should Switzerland qualify.
History made!
39 - Portugal defender Pepe is now the oldest ever player to score in a knockout stage game at the #FIFAWorldCup (39 years & 283 days old). Appetite. pic.twitter.com/jHpufdLLIF
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 6, 2022
33’ Portugal 2-0 Switzerland
Pepe scores Portugal’s second goal of the night! Portugal have doubled their lead. Bruno Fernandes with the corner for Portugal, and Pepe connects this one well to head it past Yann Sommer, and into the net.
Incredible!
1 - Gonçalo Ramos scored more goals for Portugal in the World Cup knockout stages after 17 minutes (1) than Cristiano Ronaldo has in 514 minutes played in the competition's knockout rounds (0). Vindicated. pic.twitter.com/akYz7qNgvS
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 6, 2022
17’ Portugal 1-0 Switzerland
GOAAAL! Goncalo Ramos, on his first international start, scores for Portugal to give them a 1-0 lead over Switzerland. He receives a pass from Felix inside the box, gets a touch and hits the ball towards the top-left corner past Yann Sommer, the Swiss goalkeeper.
2’ Portugal 0-0 Switzerland
Joao Felix with a pass to Bruno Fernandes, but Bruno fails ro collect the ball without much fuss and the ball is cleared away.
1’ Portugal 0-0 Switzerland
The match is underway! Switzerland get this FIFA World Cup round of 16 match underway at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. Pepe already gets his first touch today, so does Bruno Fernandes.
Switzerland’s Group G results at FIFA World Cup 2022
Beat Cameroon 1-0
Lost to Brazil 1-0
Beat Serbia 3-2
Portugal’s Group H results at FIFA World Cup 2022
Beat Ghana 3-2
Beat Uruguay 2-0
Lost to South Korea 2-1
Portugal vs Switzerland LIVE
Lineups
Portugal XI: Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Bruno Fernandes, Otavio, Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, William Carvalho, Goncalo Ramos
Switzerland XI: Yann Sommer, Edimilson Fernandes, Manuel Akanji, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Ricardo Rodriguez, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas, Fabian Schaer, Xherdan Shaqiri
Pepe will captain Portugal in Ronaldo’s absence from the XI.
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Night 2 results: Cody Rhodes beats John Cena in wild title match
Brock Lesnar's return headlines Night Two of WWE Summerslam Cody Rhodes defeats John Cena to become the Undisputed WWE Champion Becky Lynch defeats Lyra Valkyria to stay Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
More Impact Shorts "Russian drones over Poland: Trump’s tepid reaction a wake-up call for Nato?")
 "As Russia pushes east, Ukraine faces mounting pressure to defend its heartland")
 "Why Mossad was not on board with Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar")
 "Turkey: Erdogan's police arrest opposition mayor Hasan Mutlu, dozens officials in corruption probe")
 "Russian drones over Poland: Trump’s tepid reaction a wake-up call for Nato?")
 "As Russia pushes east, Ukraine faces mounting pressure to defend its heartland")
 "Why Mossad was not on board with Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar")
 "Turkey: Erdogan's police arrest opposition mayor Hasan Mutlu, dozens officials in corruption probe")
Top Shows
