After sitting on the substitutes bench - Cristiano Ronaldo did not start for Portugal in a major international tournament for the first time since 2008 against Switzerland, ending a run of 31 consecutive starts in these tournaments.
Goncalo Ramos has scored more goals for Portugal in the knockout stages of a World Cup after 17 minutes (1) than Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in 514 goals in the competition`s knockout stages (0). Only two players under the age of 21 have scored a goal for Portugal in the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2006 World Cup against Iran, and Goncalo Ramos in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Goncalo Ramos, at the age of 21 years and 169 days, is the youngest Portuguese player to score in the knockout round of the World Cup, breaking the “Eusebio” record against North Korea in the 1966 World Cup at the age of 24 years and 179 days.
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Only two players have now scored at least two goals in a single match in the knockout stage, Eusebio vs North Korea in the 1966 World Cup quarter-finals, and Goncalo Ramos in the 16th Round against Switzerland in the 2022 World Cup. His goal against Switzerland in the Round of 16 - Pepe at 39 and 9 Months, he became the oldest player in history to score in the knockout stage of a World Cup, since Roger Milla at the age of 38 years and 34 days.
Now “Pepe” scored 8 goals with Portugal in his career, 4 of them came in major tournaments: against Turkey in Euro 2008 – against Denmark in Euro 2012 – against Uruguay in the 2018 World Cup – against Switzerland in the 2022 World Cup. Portugal national team after its brace Against Switzerland, he scored 8 goals in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which is his best total in one edition of the World Cup since 1966, when he scored at the time (17 goals). Bruno Fernandez directly participated in 5 goals in 3 matches in the 2022 World Cup, with (2 goals and 3 assists) the largest number of Portuguese players in one edition of the tournament since Eusebio (10 goals) and Jose Torres (6 goals) in the 1966 World Cup.
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Goncalo Ramos is the first player to score a hat-trick on his debut in the World Cup since Miroslav Klose with Germany in the 2002 World Cup.
Goncalo Ramos is the second youngest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match at the age of 21 years and 169 days. The only player to do so at a younger age was Pele at the age of 17 years and 244 days in the 1958 World Cup semi-final.
Goncalo Ramos is the fourth Portuguese player to score a hat-trick in the World Cup, after Cristiano Ronaldo against Spain (3-3) in the 2018 World Cup, Pauleta against Poland (4-0) in the 2002 World Cup and Eusebio against North Korea (4 goals – 3-5) in the 1966 World Cup. .
At the age of 21 years and 5 months, Goncalo Ramos became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup since Florian Albert, at 20 years and 8 months, for Hungary against Bulgaria in the 1962 World Cup.
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