Portugal and Ghana will kick-off their FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign today.
Group H favorites Portugal will expect to get off to a winning start when they ace Ghana in Stadium 974 on Thursday morning
All eyes will be on star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who is playing his fifth and possibly final World Cup match.
The 37-year-old has been without a club as Manchester United terminated his contract.
Preview :
Portugal have one of the most well-balanced side at the FIFA World Cup and will surely want to
go deep into the competition. Despite, one of the iconic Footballing nation. Portugal have only
manage to progressed to the Semi-finals on two occasions in 1966 and 2006 edition of the world cup.
The team led by manager Otto Addo have experienced a lot of changes recently,
so we can expect something unexpected from the side. On the other hand,
The lowest rated team in this edition of World cup, Ghana, will be Portugal’s first opponent.
but Ghana is a very dangerous team, “Ghana are physically a strong team, technically as well.
They have footballers who are playing at the top level in Europe,” added Dias.
Portugal will not be distracted by the furore surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo as they look to
get their World Cup campaign up and running, says Ruben Dias.
Key Players to Watch :
Portugal : Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao
Ghana : Mohammed Kudus, Andre Ayew
Head to Head :
Portugal and Ghana have played only one game before this year world cup which portugal won
in a close fought contest. The previous meeting between the two teams took place in the 2014 World Cup
where Portugal produced a 2-1 victory over Ghana. Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the winning goal.
Predictions :
Portugal are super favorites to win the match against Ghana.
We say: Portugal 2-1 Ghana.
Bet : 1.5 goals in this match.
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