22
Diogo Costa
Calm down
The Porto goalkeeper hardly had to intervene as Switzerland only called on him on an Embolo free-kick in the first half.
two
Diogo Dalot
attend
The Manchester United full-back was confident in the early stages, when Switzerland went on the attack, and helped Gonçalo Ramos make it 3-0 with a run.
3
Pepe
Amazing
At 39, he captained Portugal in place of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was left on the bench by Fernando Santos, he was perfect in defense and scored the second goal by heading in a corner. A competitive animal.
4
Ruben Dias
in a hurry
The Manchester City centre-back struggled in the opening minutes to stop Embolo, but as the game progressed he had no trouble against the Swiss debacle.
5
guerreiro
Annotator
The Borussia Dortmund left-back was solid in defense and capped his fine performance by scoring a 4-0 lead by shooting past Sommer on the counter.
25
otavio
Support for
The Porto midfielder is one of the main parts of the Portuguese team in their work as a link in the attack.
14
William Carvalho
Solid
The Betis player is life insurance in recovering balls and getting the ball.
10
Bernardo Silva
overtone
The Manchester City midfielder was vital in the quick changes where Portugal broke down the Swiss coverage time and time again.
8
Bruno Fernandes
eclipsed
This time he wasn’t the unbalanced player with his goals on other occasions, but his contribution was also important and he kicked Pepe’s corner to make it 2-0.
26
Goncalo Ramos
Stellar
The Benfica forward, at the age of 21, scored the first ‘hat trick’ of the World Cup in Qatar. Replacing Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting eleven, he made the most of his opportunity and knew how to be in the right place at all times.
Eleven
joao felix
Remaining
He completed one of his best games with the Portuguese team. He provided two assists to Gonçalo Ramos and, with spaces, his mobility allowed him to show his best football.
7
Cristiano Ronaldo
relegated
Fernando Santos left him on the bench in anger at his substitution against South Korea and watched the Portuguese festival from the bench. When he entered he scored a goal but it was disallowed.
16
vitinha
Complement
He entered in the 74th minute when everything was decided and Otavio was rested.
twenty-one
Ricardo Horta
Refreshing
Fernando Santos gave him input for Joao Félix so he could enjoy the Portuguese recital.
18
Ruben Neves
Convenience
He also entered the final stretch for Bernardo Silva to complete the file.
fifteen
Raphael Leo
Cherry
The Milan carck entered the field in the 81st minute and had time to show his great quality with the goal that closed the 6-1 lead.
Source: La Verdad
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