Betis Sevilla midfielder William Carvalho opened the scoring by following a free kick from Ronaldo well past Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (1-0, 15th).

'CR7' then took charge of the show by scoring on a service from Diogo Jota (2-0, 35th).

Four minutes later, the Portuguese superstar signed a double by concluding closely following a poorly cleared shot by Kobel (3-0, 39th).

Joao Cancelo completed the Portuguese correction by slipping the ball into the net after eliminating the Swiss goalkeeper (4-0, 68th).

Despite this quiet success, Portugal did not start the match in the best way and could have been sanctioned.

In the 5th minute, Benfica Lisbon striker Haris Seferovic sent the ball into the back of the net, but the referee canceled the goal after resorting to VAR for a handball by teammate Fabian Schär in a duel with Pepe.

This scare had the effect of a click for the 2016 European champions, who subsequently showed themselves to be much more dashing.

Guilty of a foul on Otavio, Schär offered an ideally placed free kick to Cristiano Ronaldo: at the entrance to the surface and almost full axis.

The Manchester United striker then sent a heavy strike only repelled by Kobel at the feet of William Carvalho, on the lookout (1-0, 15th).

Ronaldo sees double

This goal completely unbridled Portugal who then rushed to the Swiss cages.

After a good movement on the right side, Diogo Jota slipped the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, lonely in the box, who unleashed a clear shot to make the break (35th, 2-0).

It was the Portuguese captain's first achievement since October 2021 and a hat-trick against Luxembourg.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo brilliant against Switzerland in the League of Nations, June 5, 2022 in Lisbon PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA AFP

And the fivefold Golden Ball was quick to see double.

Served in the area, Diogo Jota fired a pivot shot at Kobel, the goalkeeper could only clear the ball on Ronaldo who followed well to score the 117th goal of his international career (39th, 3-0).

Switched to management mode in the second half, the Portuguese hit the mark again when Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva launched club-mate Joao Cancelo deep.

The side erased Kobel from a large bridge before hitting the empty goal (4-0, 68th).

At the end of this second day, it is Portugal who take the lead of the very strong group B with 4 points, the same total as the Czech Republic which drew 2-2 against Spain in Prague.

On Thursday, Portugal (8:45 p.m.) will receive the Czechs as part of the 3rd day, again at the José Alvalade stadium, while at the same time, Spain will face Switzerland in Geneva.

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