LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — In his first begin for Portugal’s nationwide workforce, Gonçalo Ramos confirmed that he has the products — and the objectives — to face in for Cristiano Ronaldo.Even on the World Cup.The 21-year-old ahead scored a hat trick Tuesday after surprisingly being known as on to start out towards Switzerland rather than Ronaldo, the lads’s document holder for many worldwide objectives. Portugal gained the match 6-1 and superior to the quarterfinals for the third time.“Not even in my wildest goals did I take into consideration being a part of the beginning workforce for the knockout stage,” Ramos mentioned via a translator after being named participant of the match.These three objectives, and the smoking pistols objective celebration, immediately made Ramos one of many sport’s hottest prospects.Morocco, which can subsequent play Portugal on Saturday for a spot within the semifinals, could not have recognized something about Ramos earlier than Tuesday. That has definitely modified.Ramos had by no means performed for Portugal earlier than being chosen within the World Cup squad final month. He was given the No. 26 shirt within the 26-man squad and performed for only some minutes as a late substitute in Portugal’s group wins over Ghana and Uruguay. He had zero makes an attempt on objective in these video games.“Most individuals on the planet had by no means heard about him till right this moment,” Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes mentioned.The primary trace that Ronaldo’s place could be in danger got here Monday. Portugal coach Fernando Santos vented his frustration together with his long-time star’s physique language after being changed in a 2-1 loss to South Korea on Friday.Positive sufficient, 80 minutes earlier than the beginning of the match at Lusail Stadium, Ronaldo’s identify was lacking from the beginning lineup. Ramos was his alternative.The ultimate outcome made Santos look extra like a mad genius than a madman.Ramos scored early, giving his workforce the lead within the seventeenth minute. Passes then began flowing, assaults got here in waves and consumed the Swiss opposition, leaving them seemingly unable to trace the velocity and mobility of playmakers like Fernandes, João Félix and Bernardo Silva.Ramos was on the heart of all of it.“Gonçalo is extra dynamic,” Santos mentioned via a translator. “Cristiano at present is a participant who’s extra fastened and performs in a extra decided space.”Ramos linked simply with a gaggle of teammates he has barely performed with, ghosting in on the close to publish to poke the ball in from shut vary for his second objective, and the workforce’s third, quickly after halftime.He created the fourth objective with a go to Raphael Guerreiro after which accomplished his hat trick with a deft flick over onrushing Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer within the 67th minute.Seven minutes later, Ronaldo got here off the bench and changed Ramos on the sphere.They subsequent met within the heart circle after the ultimate whistle, the established star hugging his potential successor. Ramos was holding the match ball, the standard present for a participant who scores three objectives.The primary hat trick at this 12 months’s World Cup was solely the fifth up to now three tournaments. A kind of got here from Ronaldo 4 years in the past, when he was 33, in a 3-3 group-stage draw with Spain.When Ramos returns to play for Benfica within the Portuguese league, he’ll not be beneath anyone’s radar.But clues had been there when the younger ahead stepped up a stage this season to interchange Darwin Núñez, now at Liverpool after one other big-money sale by the Lisbon membership. Led by objectives from Ramos, Benfica is unbeaten each in Portugal and within the Champions League.“It’s as a result of persons are not conscious of the standard within the Portuguese league,” Fernandes mentioned. “I believe folks ought to pay attention to Gonçalo and his qualities.”___