Gonzalo Ramos scored his first individual World Cup goal in the 17th minute, breaking through from a tight angle to become the youngest Portuguese goal scorer in the knockout rounds of a World Cup knockout tournament at 21 years and 169 days. In the 33rd minute, Pepe jumped high to score a header that helped Portugal extend its lead 2-0. He became the oldest player to score a goal in a World Cup knockout match at 9 years and 283 days.
In the second half, it became a complete Gonzalo Ramos show. Dalot helped Gonzalo Ramos score two goals in the 51st minute. Gonzalo Ramos helped Guerrero break through in the 55th minute. Gonzalo Ramos broke through in the 67th minute. It was the first hat-trick of the World Cup and the first since the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
Léo scored in the second half to help Portugal -1 seal the deal. After eliminating Switzerland, Portugal finished in the top eight of the World Cup for the third time in its history, the first two times being in 1966 and 2006, ending a run of four consecutive defeats in the World Cup knockout rounds. In the next quarterfinal, Portugal's opponent is African team Morocco, who were eliminated in Spain, and the two teams compete for the quarterfinals.
