Fifa World Cup: Results and reactions from day 16
Portugal take on Switzerland in the World Cup looking to grab the final place in the quarter-finals in Qatar and a match against Morocco following their stunning win over Spain on penalties.
Portugal finished top of Group H despite their defeat to South Korea, but head coach Fernando Santos has dropped Cristiano Ronaldo following his reaction to being substituted in the 2-1 loss. Ronaldo’s performances have been generally underwhelming and the subject of criticism in Portugal, with the 37-year-old looking to reach the quarter-finals of a World Cup for the first time since 2006.
Switzerland will be hoping to spring an upset after they finished runner-up in Group G thanks to a dramatic and stormy 3-2 win over Serbia. The World Cup has been full of upsets so far, and Switzerland will be out to provide a late twist on what has been a dramatic day in Qatar. Follow all the action in our live blog below, following the conclusion of Morocco’s dramatic win against Spain.
Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
84 mins: Disallowed! Cristiano Ronaldo is played in behind the Switzerland defence as the ball comes over the top. He sweeps into the box and guides a lovely finish into the back of the net.
Ronaldo nows he’s offside though and looks over to the assistant referee waiting for the flag to go up. It does.
Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
82 mins: Ricardo Rodriguez gets the ball down the left wing and carries it to the byline before lifting a cross into the middle of the bix as Bruno Fernandes attempts to block it.
Pepe deals with the cross but Fernandes is clipped by Rodriguez’s follow through and has to hobble away from the collision.
Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
79 mins: Gonçalo Ramos is the first player to score a hat-trick on his first World Cup start since Miroslav Klose for Germany in 2002.
Breel Embolo tries to get his name on the scoresheet after receiving the ball from Xherdan Shaqiri. He miscontrols it forcing the ball into the air before sending an overhead kick wide of the left-hand post.
Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
76 mins: Bernardo Silva is brought down by Eray Comert and wins Portugal a free kick about 25 yards out from goal leaving Cristiano Ronaldo with a chance to shoot.
He strikes it well but fires his effort into the wall.
Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
73 mins: Only Brazil in their round of 16 tie against South Korea showed the level of skill, dominance and composure that Portugal have displayed tonight. They’ve been brilliant.
Fernando Santos now makes three changes. Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramos and Otavio all go off with Vitinha, Ricardo Horta and Cristiano Ronaldo brought on.
Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
70 mins: What a night for this has been for the 21-year-old. He was brought in to freshen up the forward line and bring some pace to proceedings having replaced Cristiano Ronaldo.
Three goals later and he’s fully justified his inclusion in the team.
GOAL! Portugal 5-1 Switzerland (Ramos, 67’)⚽️
67 mins: Hat-trick! Diogo Costa boots the ball up the pitch and Bruno Fernandes manages to nod it down to Bernardo Silva who passes it up to Joao Felix.
Felix slides the ball across to Goncalo Ramos who pokes the ball into the box then flicks it wide of Yann Sommer to record his third goal of the night!
Portugal 4-1 Switzerland
64 mins: There’s a loud chorus chant of ‘Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldo’ going around the stadium as the fans want to see Portugal’s captain brought onto the pitch. It only lasts for a few moments but it was loud.
Switzerland win a throw in on the right wing and give it to Xherdan Shaqiri who boots an effort high and wide.
Portugal 4-1 Switzerland
61 mins: It’s still a long way back for Switzerland but at least they’re showing a bit of fight. Akanji grabbed the ball out of the net and took it back to the centre circle to get the game restarted quickly. Another goal for the Swiss would make things interesting.
As it stands though Portugal are still firmly in control.
GOAL! Portugal 4-1 Switzerland (Akanji, 58’)⚽️
58 mins: Switzerland get one back! Breel Embolo wins his team a corner kick that is fizzed straight into the six-yard area. Goncalo Ramos wins the initial ball and glances it over to the back post where Manuel Akanji pops up with no defenders near him to tip the ball into the open net.
