Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score in five editions of the World Cup. With the help of his own penalty goal, Portugal defeated the African country Ghana 3-2 on Thursday in a sensational match with 5 goals in the second half and made a pleasant start in the World Cup 2022.
In the container-built 974 stadium, Ronaldo scored a penalty in the 65th minute to give Portugal the lead, making him the first player to score in five editions of the World Cup. Earlier, he scored goals in 2006 (Germany), 2010 (South Africa), 2014 (Brazil), and 2018 (Russia). He has made a record surpassing Argentine captain Lionel Messi, Germany's Miroslav Klose, Brazilian legend Pele and Germany's Uwe Schiller, who have scored goals in four editions.
Counter-part captain Andre Ayew scored in the 73rd minute to draw Ghana 1-1. Jao Felix put Portugal ahead by 21 in the 79th minute with an excellent finish. After Rafael Leo broke the second bar and scored in the 80th minute, Portugal won by 3-1. Bruno Fernandez provided the ball in both goals.
Despite falling behind by two goals, Ghana, full of players belonging to European clubs, did not stop fighting. Osman Bukari scored a goal in the 89th minute and kept the hope of "Black Stars" going. Ghana also had an opportunity to equalize in the final moments of nine minutes of added injury time. However, Inaki Williams could not shoot in the penalty area. Ghana's desire to add points was not fulfilled when Williams slipped while taking the ball from goalkeeper Diego Costa.
Earlier, in the first match of Group H at the Education City Stadium, South Korea and Uruguay shared the points after playing goalless.