Portugal’s hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos said he had not even dreamt of starting a World Cup knockout match, let alone scoring three in his first start in the tournament. 

The 21-year-old striker was handed a surprise start ahead of five-times Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and rewarded coach Fernando Santos with a brilliant match-winning display. “Not even in my wildest dreams did I think of making my first start in a World Cup knockout game and scoring three goals,” he said. “But we have to think game by game and prepare for the game [quarter-final with Morocco]. This result doesn’t matter now. We’re going to go all out in the next game.”