Preview:
After making headlines for his controversial interview with Piers Morgan and his feud with Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo's focus is now on World Cup. The football legend is playing his 5th World Cup for Portugal and he would be hoping to make it a successful one.
Despite having some of the biggest names in football in their side, Portugal have failed to go big in the tournament. They have reached the semi-finals of the World Cup only on two occasions and have failed to go beyond the last 16 in four of their last five tournaments. But new tournament brings new opportunity for the side and they will be hoping to make it count this time.
Meanwhile, Ghana will come into this game as underdogs. They are currently ranked 61 in FIFA rankings but their recent form would be a warning sign for Ronaldo and Co. The side have some in-form players like Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus.
Where will the match take place?
Portugal vs Ghana will kick off at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan at 9:30 PM IST.
Where can one watch Portugal vs Ghana in India?
Sports18 and Sports18 HD will broadcast the match on television.
Where can one live stream Portugal vs Ghana?
Portugal vs Ghana FIFA World Cup 2022 match can be streamed on the JioCinema app.
Team News
Portugal
Portugal will be without the services of Diogo Jota, Pedro Neto and Ricardo Pereira who are all out with injuries. While Jota is suffering from hamstring injury, Neto and Pereira are out with ankle and Achilles injuries, respectively.
Ghana
Kamaldeen Sulemana's availability was in doubt for this WC after he suffered an ankle injury but he has recovered well and is likely to play. The Black Stars did suffer a blow as goalkeeper Joe Wollacott sustained a finger injury in a pre-World Cup friendly.
Predicted Line-up:
Portugal
Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Neves, Carvalho, Fernandes; B. Silva, Ronaldo, Leao
Last 5 matches (Most recent first)
Win, Lose, Win, Lose, Win
Ghana
Ati Zigi; Lamptey, Amartey, Djiku, Baba; Partey, Abdul Samed; Sulemana, Kudus, J. Ayew; Williams
Last 5 matches (Most recent first)
Win, Win, Loss, Loss, Win
Score Prediction:
Conclusion:
With the likes of Ronaldo, Silva, Fernandes in the squad, Portugal are likely to register their first win of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
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