- 6 Dec 2022 - 21:39(21:39 GMT)
That’s all from us tonight
An explosive end to the Round of 16. On to the quarter-finals.
Here’s how the World Cup looks now:
Croatia vs Brazil (December 9)
Netherlands vs Argentina (December 9)
Morocco vs Portugal (December 10)
England vs France (December 10)
We’ve got you covered for the buildup and coverage of the games to come. Stay tuned.
- 6 Dec 2022 - 21:19(21:19 GMT)
Portugal fans rejoice
- 6 Dec 2022 - 21:19(21:19 GMT)
Portugal fan on facing Morocco next
Portuguese fans here in Lusail are happy they are through to the quarter-finals but know the task ahead is going to be difficult. They face Morocco on Saturday. And the North Africans stunned former world champions Spain earlier today.
“Playing Morocco is going to be more difficult than Switzerland. It is very clear to us that everyone in Qatar wants Morocco to win,” Mateo Oliveira said as he left the stadium after Portugal demolished Switzerland 6-1.
“But we have very experienced players. It will be a tough game for sure but we will win. We will get to the semi-finals.”
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Santos’s masterstroke
Fernando Santos dropped Cristiano Ronaldo for Gonçalo Ramos and João Cancelo for Raphaël Guerreiro – and was rewarded with a hat-trick from the former, and a goal & assist from the latter. That's an incredible return for the manager.
— Jack Collins (@jackjcollins) December 6, 2022
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:58(20:58 GMT)
Portugal lay down a marker
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
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:54(20:54 GMT)
Full-time: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Portugal march into the quarter-finals to face Morocco.
Read the full match report here.
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:50(20:50 GMT)
GOAL!
Leao scores for Portugal!
What. A. Goal. He finds space down the left wing, cuts back and lets fly from the corner of the box. Sommer can only see it fly into goal. That was special.
91 mins: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:48(20:48 GMT)
Embolo goes off
Jashari comes on in his place.
88 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:46(20:46 GMT)
Bruno Fernandes comes off
Rafael Leao is on in his place. The last man Switzerland want to see at this stage.
87 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
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Ronaldo scores, but he’s offside
He runs clear of the last man and lashes home, but it won’t count.
84 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:40(20:40 GMT)
Ten minutes left
Probably not enough time for a comeback:
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:40(20:40 GMT)
Bicycle kick from 20 metres out
No, it’s not Ronaldo. It’s Embolo. Acrobatic attempt and it goes out for a corner. Embolo has been Switzerland’s best player today.
Portugal make a change: Bernardo Silva is off, Ruben Neves is on.
81 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:38(20:38 GMT)
Switzerland look broken
The final whistle can’t come soon enough for them. They’ve been caught in a blitzkrieg here.
79 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:37(20:37 GMT)
He’s on
The stadium is rocking as Ronaldo finally comes on. They have been singing his name non-stop for the past 15 minutes. Finally, Santos has heard them and brought on their hero. The Portuguese fans are now clapping their coach.
Cristiano Ronaldo coming onto the pitch [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera] - 6 Dec 2022 - 20:35(20:35 GMT)
Fires into the wall
As you were.
76 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:34(20:34 GMT)
Free kick for Portugal
It’s 30 metres (33 yards) out and Ronaldo is standing over it. Surely not?
75 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:32(20:32 GMT)
Ronaldo is coming on
A loud cheer has gone up around the stadium. Ronaldo stands and smirks as he waits to come on the pitch.
Ramos, Otavio and Felix are off. Vitinha and Horta have come on, along with Ronaldo.
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GOAL!
HAT TRICK FOR RAMOS.
Felix plays a simple ball into the box and Ramos runs onto it from the right and chips over the onrushing Sommer. The Swiss defence were caught sleeping there.
66 mins: Portugal 5-1 Switzerland
What a night for a young man named Ramos [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera] - 6 Dec 2022 - 20:25(20:25 GMT)
They’ll bring him on soon, surely?
Four goals without Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch. 👀 #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/jZNuLyWhwM
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) December 6, 2022
- 6 Dec 2022 - 20:25(20:25 GMT)
Switzerland change
Vargas is off and Okafor is on.
65 mins: Portugal 4-1 Switzerland
Portugal vs Switzerland 6-1: World Cup 2022 – as it happened
All the live updates from the World Cup 2022 round of 16 match between Portugal and Switzerland at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium.
Published On 6 Dec 2022
This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the World Cup 2022 match between Portugal and Switzerland on Tuesday, December 6.
- Portugal XI: Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, William Carvalho, Otavio (Vitinha, 74′), Bruno Fernandes (Rafael Leao, 87′), Bernardo Silva (Ruben Neves, 80′), Joao Felix (Cristiano Ronaldo, 73′), Goncalo Ramos (Ricardo Horta, 74′).
- Switzerland XI: Yann Sommer; Edmilson Fernandes, Fabian Schaer (Eray Comert 46′), Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez, Remo Freuler (Denis Zakaria, 54′), Granit Xhaka, Djibril Sow (Haris Seferovic, 54′), Xherdan Shaqiri, Ruben Vargas (Noah Okafor, 66′), Breel Embolo (Ardon Jashari, 89′).
- Portugal thrash Switzerland 6-1 to set up a quarter-final clash with Morocco.
