FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, November 24, 2022
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Stadium 974 · 42,662 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo makes World Cup history as Portugal edge five-goal thriller vs. Ghana

Portugal got their World Cup campaign up and running with a 3-2 win against Ghana thanks to quick-fire goals from Joao Felix and Rafael Leao.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
38.2
Possession
61.8
9
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
315
Accurate Passes
551
387
Passes
622
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
48
20
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
5
17
Effective Clearances
15
17
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:12 Should VAR have denied Ronaldo his penalty vs. Ghana? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 1-0

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 22Diogo CostaG
  2. 13Danilo PereiraCD-L
  3. 4Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 5Raphaël GuerreiroLB
  5. 20João CanceloRB
  6. 18Rúben NevesCM
  7. 25OtávioLM
  8. 10Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 11João FélixLF
  11. 8Bruno FernandesRF

GHA · 5-3-2

  1. 1Lawrence Ati ZigiG
  2. 23Alexander DjikuCD
  3. 4Mohammed SalisuCD-L
  4. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  5. 17Baba RahmanLB
  6. 26Alidu SeiduRB
  7. 21Salis Abdul SamedCM
  8. 20Mohammed KudusCM-L
  9. 5Thomas ParteyCM-R
  10. 19Iñaki WilliamsCF-L
  11. 10André AyewCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' André Ayew (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, Portugal. William Carvalho replaces Otávio because of an injury.
  4. 57' Alidu Seidu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Goal! Portugal 1, Ghana 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  6. 66' Substitution, Ghana. Tariq Lamptey replaces Alidu Seidu.
  7. 73' Goal! Portugal 1, Ghana 1. André Ayew (Ghana) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  8. 77' Substitution, Ghana. Osman Bukari replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  9. 77' Substitution, Ghana. Jordan Ayew replaces André Ayew.
  10. 77' Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Rúben Neves.
  11. 78' Goal! Portugal 2, Ghana 1. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  12. 80' Goal! Portugal 3, Ghana 1. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
  13. 88' Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces João Félix.
  14. 88' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  15. 88' Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Bernardo Silva.
  16. 89' Goal! Portugal 3, Ghana 2. Osman Bukari (Ghana) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  17. 90'+1' Iñaki Williams (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+1' Danilo Pereira (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+2' Substitution, Ghana. Antoine Semenyo replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
  20. 90'+2' Substitution, Ghana. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces Alexander Djiku.
  21. 90'+5' Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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