Goncalo Ramos, who had started ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, became the first and only player to do this at the World Cup 2022.
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Portugal, in their round of 16 matches against Switzerland, ran riots on the Swizz, but a figure that shocked many was Goncalo Ramos, who had replaced Ronaldo in the starting lineup and became the first and only player at the World Cup 2022 to score a hattrick in the competition.
Portugal had defeated Switzerland by 6 goals to 1 to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the competition, saw Ramos, who made one of the most emphatic debuts on the biggest stage as he scored a hattrick in the competition.
He is the first and only player in this year’s competition to do so.