Portugal vs Ghana Highlights – FIFA World Cup 2022 – POR 3-2 GHA: Portugal are off to a winning start with Cristiano Ronaldo making World Cup history. After he opened the scoring from the spot in the 65th minute. But Ghana fought back with Andre Ayew reducing equalising in the 73rd minute. However, the chaotic end did not stop there. Joao Felix doubled the lead in the 78th minute. Two minutes later, Portugal scored again as Rafael Leo restored two-goal advantage two minutes later. Refusing to buckle, Ghana scored in the 89th minute. However, Portugal held on to their nerves to see off the match. Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming & Watch POR vs GHA Highlights on InsideSport.IN.
Cristiano Ronaldo drew a line under a tumultuous tournament build-up as he wrote his name in the record books to become the first player to score in five World Cups in a 3-2 victory for Portugal over Ghana on Thursday.
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Ronaldo drilled home a penalty in the 65th minute of the Group H encounter to set his side on their way and while Andre Ayew equalised for Ghana, Portugal turned on the afterburners with two quick-fire goals to effectively seal the deal at Stadium 974.
Joao Felix produced a delicate finish to give them the lead and Rafael Leao added a third to hand Portugal their first win in the opening match of the World Cup since 2006, even if Osman Bukari pulled another one back for Ghana late on. Portugal, who top the group with three points, next face Uruguay on Monday, when Ghana play South Korea.
Most of the action was condensed into a short period after the 60th minute with Portugal taking the lead when awarded a soft penalty after Ronaldo went down following minimal shoulder-to-shoulder contact with Mohammed Salisu.
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Ronaldo closed his eyes as he waited to begin his run up, stuttered and smashed the ball into the net to the keeper’s right. Ghana fired back quickly though when Mohammed Kudus’s cross found its way to Ayew who tapped home.
Portugal then revved into gear with Felix latching onto a Bruno Fernandes through ball and lifting his finish nonchalantly over the keeper. Fernandes was the architect of their third goal too, playing another superb throughball for substitute Leao to slide his finish across the keeper and into the bottom corner.
| Group H | |||||||
| Pos. | Teams | Pts | P | W | L | D | GD |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Korea Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
There was tension at the end, however, as Ghana pulled another goal back with Osman Bukari heading a cross from the left in the 89th minute.
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