The Black Star of Ghana begins its World Cup journey with a battle against the Portuguese side on Thursday at Stadium 974 in Ras Abu Aboud. Portugal and Ghana are in the Group H alongside Uruguay and South Korea.
Portugal and Ghana have won 3 and lost 2 games in their last 5 matches. Portugal qualified for their eighth World Cup after finishing second in their qualifying group behind Serbia, before defeating North Macedonia 2-0 in a play-off match. The Black stars will be looking forward to recording their first win in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
The Portuguese side’s best performance came in 1966 when they finished third, and in the most recent World Cup, they were eliminated in the Round of 16.
Ghana enters its fourth World Cup with a talented squad, Inaki Williams, who switched allegiances from Spain, is a threat, while Mohammed Kudus and Thomas Partey have had successful seasons with Ajax and Arsenal, correspondingly.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be the star man for the Portuguese side ahead of their opener against the Black Stars of Ghana. After Manchester United terminated his contract the Ronaldo will be in action to give his side a perfect game against Ghana.
