Portugal defeated Ghana 3-2, in the valuable match for the H group of the world. The Portuguese dominated the meeting for the most part, despite the fact that they found the goal of advantage only in the 65th minute of the challenge. It was precisely Cristiano Ronaldo, who with a highly disputed penalty unlocked the result, setting a fantastic record.
CR7 officially became the first player to score in 5 different World Cups. At the end of the meeting, the striker expressed himself quite happy about the record, and of course the victory:
"It was a week that closed a chapter, it's closed." - Ronaldo said, referring first to the termination of his contract with Manchester United. The superstar then added:
"We won and I was able to help the team, the rest doesn't matter. This was a beautiful moment, my fifth World Cup. We managed to win, we started on the right foot and it is a really important victory. The first game is decisive in such competitions... The fact that I am the first player to score in 5 worlds makes me proud."
In terms of the chronicle of the match, Ghana quickly found the equalizer with Andre Ayew in the 73rd minute, but the superiority of the Portuguese was never in doubt. Portugal took the lead again just 5 minutes after the opponents' goal through Joao Felix. Rafael Leao also found the net just 2 minutes later, scoring the third for the Portuguese. Ghana managed to narrow the gap with a goal from Osman Bukari in the 89th minute, but the 3-2 score would not change until the end of the match.
Meanwhile, Portugal coach Fernando Santo also praised the striker at the end of the challenge. Santo commented:
"One of the best players in the world, one of the best of all time. Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenon... We will still be talking about him 50 years from now."
