Goals Portugal: Goncalo Ramos (17, 51, 67), Pepe (33), Guerreiro (55), Leao (90+2) Switzerland: Akanji (58)
Goncalo Ramos woke up this morning relatively unknown outside his home country. The 21-year-old will rest his head on the pillow tonight after writing his name in FIFA World Cup™ folklore.
What big boots to fill and by the end of the game Ramos would have needed a shoehorn to squeeze himself in.
Portugal were irresistible, vastly improved on a pair of steady group-stage victories over Ghana and Uruguay
Goalkeeper Sommer saved from Ramos and Otavio and Portugal No1 Diogo Costa was worked by Xherdan Shaqiri’s dipping free-kick,
That was until Ramos dashed to the near post to convert a low cross from Diogo Dalot, who jinked past Ruben Vargas to deliver from the right.
The 2006 semi-finalists will meet Morocco, last-16 conquerors of Iberian neighbours Spain, on Saturday at Al Thumama Stadium.