Portugal vs Switzerland Live Commentary, FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group A
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	5	4	1	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	4
4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	0
Group B
1	England	3	2	1	0	9	2	7	7
2	USA	3	1	2	0	2	1	1	5
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1
Group C
1	Argentina	3	2	0	1	5	2	3	6
2	Poland	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Mexico	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
Group D
1	France	3	2	0	1	6	3	3	6
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	6
3	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Denmark	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1
Group E
1	Japan	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	9	3	6	4
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	6	5	1	4
4	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	3	11	-8	3
Group F
1	Morocco	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	7
2	Croatia	3	1	2	0	4	1	3	5
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	1	2	-1	4
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0
Group G
1	Brazil	3	2	0	1	3	1	2	6
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
3	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	5	8	-3	1
Group H
1	Portugal	3	2	0	1	6	4	2	6
2	Korea Republic	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Ghana	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	3

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Matches Won

Matches Drawn

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Goals For (Goals scored by a team)

Goals Against (Goals conceded by a team)

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Total Points

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— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 6, 2022

This fixture sees the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup come to an end. We now go to the quarter-finals in a couple of days' time and see which team has it in them to go beyond. That would be all from us tonight. Hope you had as much fun as it was bringing it to you. See you around soon. Until then take care and good night!!

Portugal have scored 6 goals against Switzerland. Only Italy (7) have scored more in a single World Cup Round of 16 game.

Demolition. 💥 pic.twitter.com/jW3KRMiXIM
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 6, 2022

The win today sees Portugal qualify for the quarter-finals as they will now face Morocco. Switzerland return home and would be wishing that it wasn't in such a fashion. Nevertheless, it was an exciting watch for a neutral as Portugal looked very strong, especially without the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo.

After having lead 2-0 at half-time, Portugal only got better in the second half. Goncalo Ramos scored his second from a close-range finish before Guerreiro found the fourth goal. Ramos went on to score his hat-trick in the 67th minute before being substituted. Leao came on and scored an amazing curler to crush the Swiss hearts and the Selecao register a massive 6-1 victory.

90+4' FULL TIME!! Portugal register a sensational 6-1 win over Switzerland to cruise into the quarter-finals.

⚽️ Portugal have now scored double the amount of goals at #Qatar2022 (12) than they did at the 2018 World Cup (6)#FIFAWorldCup
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 6, 2022

90+2' GOOOAALLL!!! Portugal make it 6-1. Rafael Leao takes a sensational curling shot from the left side of the box and Sommer can do nothing about it. Peach of a goal!!

Additional time: 4 minutes

89' Breel Embolo is subbed off. Ardon Jashari comes on.

87' Bruno Fernandes is subbed off. Rafael Leao comes on.

87' All Portugal now as the Swiss find it very difficult to create.

84' RONALDO SCORES!! But he is guilty of being offside. Quite a finish that with his left-foot.

81' Bernardo Silva is subbed off. Ruben Neves comes on.

The first hat-trick of this World Cup: Gonçalo Ramos ⭐️🇵🇹 #Qatar2022

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
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 6, 2022

78' With his performance today, Goncalo Ramos would have surely attracted a lot more interest from European clubs.

Gonçalo Ramos 🤝 Miroslav Klose

Portugal's new star is in elite company at the World Cup!

🖥📱💻 Listen on @BBCSounds and get more on the @BBCSport app #BBCWorldCup #BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/8jlNsyqsEZ
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) December 6, 2022

75' WIth 5-1 on the board, how can the Swiss make the scoreline any better for them?

73' Otavio is subbed off. Vitinha comes on.

73' Joao Felix is subbed off. Ricardo Horta comes on.

73' Hat-trick boy Goncalo Ramos is subbed off. On comes superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

72' Portugal line up triple substitutions.

Gonçalo Ramos now has more World Cup knockout goals than Messi and Ronaldo combined. 🐐#FIFAWorldCup
— Squawka (@Squawka) December 6, 2022

70' Portugal have surely made a statement here by firing five goals past this decent Swiss side.

GONÇALO RAMOS WITH THE FIRST HAT TRICK OF THE 2022 WORLD CUP 🎩 pic.twitter.com/CGWZ5KVwUT
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 6, 2022

67' GOOOAALLL!!! It's a hat-trick for Ramos !!!! Portuguese once again attack on the counter and it is all too easy. Felix finds Ramos with plenty of space as he runs inside the box with just the keeper to beat. He dinks it above Sommer to complete his first international hat-trick at the age of 21.

65' Ruben Vargas is subbed off. Noah Okafor comes on.

61' Corner for Switzerland. Can they get one more back?

Portugal are cutting through the Swiss like a knife through cheese.
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) December 6, 2022

60' The game surely has more goals left in the bag with around half an hour left.

Goncalo Ramos now has more goals + assists for Portugal (5) than he has appearances (4):

👕 4 appearances
⚽ 3 goals
🅰️ 2 assists

New kid on the block. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1GHp7FCoiV
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 6, 2022

58' GOOOAAALL!!! Akanji pulls one back for the Swiss. After winning a corner, Portugal's Ramos glances his header, only for Akanji to guide it into an empty net. 4-1 Switzerland. Is there a way back for the Swiss?

56' The game should be done and dusted for the Swiss now with four goals to the Selecao's name.

55' GOOOOAALLLL!! Guerreiro adds one more to Switzerland's misery. Portugal attack on the counter as Ramos finds Guerreiro with a lot of space inside the box. The Dortmund full-back makes no mistake in powering his left-footed shot past Sommer.

54' Remo Freuler is subbed off. Denis Zakaria comes on.

54' Dijbril Sow is subbed off. Haris Seferovic comes on.

Goncalo Ramos got two goals in knockout games now. Cristiano didn’t manage that in five world cups. Safe to say Santos got his choice today right
— Siavoush Fallahi (@SiavoushF) December 6, 2022

52' There was very little Sommer could have done in this case. The game going away from Switzerland.

51' GOOOOAAALLL!! Ramos once again as the Benfica youngster finishes from close-range from Dalot's cross on the right. 3-0 Portugal.

46' Fabian Schar is subbed off. Eray Comert comes on.

46' We are underway in the second half as the Swiss seek a historic comeback.

Portugal look much better without Ronaldo… shocker 🤷🏼‍♂️
— Joe Thomlinson (@joethomlinson) December 6, 2022

The Swiss failed to create chances on a regular basis and have lacked quality in the final third. They will have to drastically improve if they are to give Portugal a tough fight. As for the Selecaos, they have looked great without Ronaldo so far, justifying Santos' big call before the game. We shall soon find out how fruitful it was by the end of this fixture.

Switzerland had a bright start to the game but as time progressed, the Selecao grew into the game and took the lead with Ramos' fierce shot. The Benfica forward scored on first international start to break the deadlock. It only got merrier for the 2016 Euro champions when Pepe's header found the back of the net to double their lead.

45+4' HALF TIME!! Portugal end the first half with a fine display, leading by 2 goals against the Swiss.

45+3' Portugal play it short and find Gurreiro who takes a long-range shot but it was always going above the bar with his technique.

45+2' Portugal win a corner. Can they extend their lead to 3 goals?

Additional time: 4 minutes

44' Fabian Schar is yellow carded for a late tackle on Joao Felix.

43' WHAT A SAVE!!! Sommer makes an incredible save to keep the Swiss in the game. Portugal attack on the counter before Bruno finds Ramos as the Benfica man just has to beat the goalkeeper. Sommer rises to the occasion to get a glove to it and denies the Selecao their third goal.

Bruno Fernandes now has 5 goals + assists at the 2022 World Cup. Only Kylian Mbappe (7) has more:

⚽⚽🅰️🅰️🅰️

End product. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/SYexk2V9uI
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 6, 2022

42' Switzerland should try and push for a goal before half-time.

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

38' CHANCE!! Diogo Costa makes a poor save from the cross from the right, allowing Embolo to head towards the goal. Costa's fingertips plus Dalot's presence across the goal averts the danger.

39-YEAR-OLD PEPE HAS STILL GOT IT 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/eirc7htUBx
— GOAL (@goal) December 6, 2022

34' Switzerland are taken aback here by Portugal's efficiency in front of the goal.

33' GOOOAAAALLL!!! Pepe scores from the corner with a thumping header. He jumps high to meet Bruno Fernandes' corner and makes no mistake in guiding it past Sommer. 2-0 Portugal.

32' Schar gets lucky as his defending header just goes by Sommer's goal. Corner for Portugal.

30' CLOSE!! Shaqiri takes the free-kick very well as he just misses the right post from more than 30 yards out.

28' Embolo shows off his strength as Ruben Dias had to foul him to stop the Swiss forward from making a darting run towards the box.

Goncalo Ramos’ record for Portugal:

👕 4 appearances
⚽ 2 goals
🅰️ 1 assist

What a hit son. 💥 pic.twitter.com/Y4pwtHFwuG
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 6, 2022

22' CHANCE!! Portugal attack on the counter and Felix plays a lovely long ball to Ramos. The Benfica youngster makes space but shoots straight at Sommer. That's twice in two minutes that the Swiss goalkeeper has been found by Portuguese players.

22' CHANCE!! Otavio takes a long-range shot from just outside the box but it is straight at Sommer this time. Portugal turning up the heat.

Goncalo Ramos has scored more goals in the knockout stages of World Cups than Cristiano Ronaldo.
— Richard Jolly 🇺🇦 (@RichJolly) December 6, 2022

18' That was some strike from Ramos but feel Sommer could have done better in getting something on it.

17' GOOOAAALL!! Portugal score from almost nothing. Felix gets the ball from a throw-in and plays it to Ramos, who's starting in place of Ronaldo. He makes some space and takes a left-footed shot, firing into the top left corner, Sommer looks surprised. 1-0 Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for a World Cup knockout game 🙄🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/jE8vSC9bRU
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 6, 2022

11' Switzerland are keeping more of the ball but have so far struggled to create a clear-cut chance.

5' Switzerland win the first corner of the game as Embolo's shot is deflected off Pepe.

4' Breel Embolo is furious as Ruben Dias' elbow hits him but the referee gives nothing.

3' Ramos already making the runs off the high Swiss defensive line.

Diogo Dalot’s start as unsurprising as Ronaldo’s demotion. Dalot has had more impacts for Portugal than Cancelo this calendar year and impressed vs Korea. Dalot unfortunate not to have started the tournament.
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) December 6, 2022

1' We are underway as Switzerland kick start the first half.

Both teams are out now as we are moments away from the kick-off.

With Morocco surprising against Spain earlier tonight, Switzerland can surely be more than optimistic of their chances. They have the pace and intensity to hurt Portugal. The Selecao, as it is, haven't been close to convincing in this tournament so far.

Interesting call for Fernando Santos, pretty sure many Manchester United fans would agree with this decision. Can Portugal manage to win this without their highest goal-scorer?

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named on the bench for Portugal’s last-16 tie against #SUI.

The last time #POR started without the 37-year old in a major tournament knockout game was the Euro 2000 semi-final.#FIFAWorldCup | #PORSUI https://t.co/JZaViK4wB5 pic.twitter.com/ak5Tm0LeHk
— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) December 6, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo has never scored in a World Cup knockout game... 👀

Is that why he's on the bench tonight?

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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 6, 2022

The biggest story around this fixture has to be Fernando Santos choosing to bench Ronaldo. It is not often that you see the Real Madrid forward being benched, especially in a game of this magnitude.

Now official. Ronaldo starts on the bench. Gonçalo Ramos leads the line.🇵🇹 https://t.co/8HFLAaph6K pic.twitter.com/se1b0c5K20
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) December 6, 2022

Substitutes available for Switzerland: Jonas Omlin, Philipp Köhn, Gregor Kobel, Eray Cömert, Nico Elvedi, Ardon Jashari, Fabian Frei, Michel Aebischer, Fabian Rieder, Denis Zakaria, Renato Steffen, Christian Fassnacht, Haris Seferović and Noah Okafor.

Substitutes available for Portugal: José Sá, Rui Patrício, António Silva, João Cancelo, João Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Rafael Leão, João Mário, Vitinha, Rúben Neves, André Silva, Ricardo Horta and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Switzerland (4-2-3-1): Yann Sommer, Emilison Fernandes, Fabian Schar, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez, Remo Freuler, Granite Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas, Breel Embolo.

Portugal (4-3-3): Diego Costa, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Otavio, William Carvalho, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Goncalo Ramos, Joao Felix.

The lineups for both teams are out. Let's have a look at them.

When both these sides last met in the UEFA Nations League, the Selecao registered a 4-0 in Lisbon but lost 1-0 in Geneva. That being said, the Swiss are yet to make it to the quarter-finals in their last seven attempts as it will take something special to beat Portugal tonight.

This is just the second all-European tie in the round of 16 given how diverse the knockout fixtures have been this time around. Heavyweights Portugal will be looking to make it to the next round but with Switzerland, it is bound to be not easy.

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between Portugal and Switzerland in the final fixture of the round of 16. The 2016 Euro champions face the Swiss in the battle to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Date & Time

07 December, Wed 12:30 AM IST

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