In the 17th minute corner kick battle, Gonzalo Ramos with extraordinary calmness and precision, from a seemingly hopeless dead corner shot into the individual World Cup first goal, which not only makes him at the age of 21 years and 169 days to become the youngest goal scorer of Portugal in the knockout rounds, but also broke a dusty record. Turning to the 33rd minute, Pepe scored a header with an amazing bounce to help Portugal take a 2-0 lead and also set a new record for the longest age to score a goal in a knockout match, which was when he was 9 years and 283 days old. ! [Moment Gonzalo Ramos scored](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202212/202212070738830065072430.jpg) The stage belonged entirely to Gonzalo Ramos as the match resumed. 51 minutes in, Gonzalo Ramos scored twice in a row with a clever assist from Dalot. Then, in the 55th minute, Gonzalo Ramos sent another precise pass to Guerrero to complete the breakthrough. In the 67th minute, he made it 4-0 with a powerful shot, a hat-trick that was not only the first of its kind in this World Cup, but also the first since the 1990 World Cup in Italy. ! [Gonzalo Ramos Hat Trick Moment](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202212/2022120707383109904232430.jpg) In the second half, Léo was also on fire, with a precise shot that sealed a 1-0 win for Portugal. After this game, Portugal advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the third time in their history, with the previous two coming in 1966 and 2006 respectively. The victory also brought an end to their four-game losing streak in the knockout rounds. Their next opponent in the quarterfinals will be Morocco from Africa, who were eliminated in Spain, and the two teams will battle it out for a place in the quarterfinals.

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