World Cup Blog: Portugal Crush Switzerland As Last Eight Ties Are Set

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09:18, 07 Dec 2022
Last Updated: 16:15, 07 Dec 2022

Welcome to The Sportsman's World Cup blog, where we will have you covered for all the major stories emerging from Qatar in the build-up to the weekend's quarter-final ties.

Updates
07 December 2022
Gareth Southgate's Successor

There has been a lot of speculation suggesting the World Cup might be Southgate's last tournament in charge of the Three Lions.

Gareth Southgate's Successor: England May Already Have The Answer
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07 December 2022
Gianni Infantino on the World Cup
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07 December 2022
Declan Rice and Callum Wilson miss training

Callum Wilson misses another training session and this time Declan Rice joins him! 

Wilson is out with a minor strain whilst Rice has taken ill.

07 December 2022
Northern Ireland re-appoint Michael O'Neill

Michael O'Neill returns as Northern Ireland boss.

07 December 2022
Best Players In To The World Cup Quarter-Finals

Ahead of the four thrilling quarter-finals to come, here is a look at the top 10 players featuring in the last-eight ties based on their average match ratings from WhoScored.com.

Read the FULL list by clicking on the orange button below!

The 10 Best Players Who Have Made It To The World Cup Quarter-Finals
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07 December 2022
Eden Hazard retires from International football

At the age of 31, Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football, less than one week after Belgium were knocked out of of the World Cup.

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07 December 2022
MATCH REPORT: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland

In their 6-1 win over Switzerland that saw them progress to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 2006, Goncalo Ramos started in place of Ronaldo.

It was a huge call from Fernando Santos, but one that paid off in style as Ramos scored a sensational hat-trick, and Portugal played as well as they have at any major tournament for a decade.

Goncalo Ramos Scores Hat-Trick As Portugal Smash Switzerland Without Ronaldo
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