Portugal 3-2 Ghana · World Cup 2026
Portugal beat Ghana 3-2 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Portugal and Ghana met in the World Cup 2026 on Thursday, 24 November 2022.
Goalscorers
Portugal: C. Ronaldo 65'; J. Félix 78'; R. Leão 80'. Ghana: A. Ayew 73'; O. Bukari 89'.
How the match went
The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Portugal, 4 for Ghana).
Line-ups
Portugal started in a 4-3-3: Diogo Costa, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Danilo Pereira, Raphaël Guerreiro, Bernardo Silva, Rúben Neves, Otávio, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix.
Ghana started in a 5-3-2: Lawrence Ati Zigi, Alidu Seidu, Daniel Amartey, Alexander Djiku, Mohammed Salisu, Rahman Baba, Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Samed, Mohammed Kudus, André Ayew, Iñaki Williams.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Portugal 0-0 Ghana.
- 65'Goal! Portugal 1-0 Ghana. C. Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty.
- 73'Goal! Portugal 1-1 Ghana. A. Ayew (Ghana) scores.
- 78'Goal! Portugal 2-1 Ghana. J. Félix (Portugal) scores, assisted by B. Fernandes.
- 80'Goal! Portugal 3-1 Ghana. R. Leão (Portugal) scores, assisted by B. Fernandes.
- 89'Goal! Portugal 3-2 Ghana. O. Bukari (Ghana) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Portugal 3-2 Ghana.
Full commentary (42 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Portugal vs Ghana.
- 5'Attempt missed. Otávio (Portugal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 6'Attempt blocked. R. Neves (Portugal), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 10'Attempt saved. C. Ronaldo (Portugal), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 13'Attempt missed. C. Ronaldo (Portugal), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 28'Attempt missed. J. Félix (Portugal), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 36'Attempt saved. Otávio (Portugal), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 42'Attempt blocked. C. Ronaldo (Portugal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'Yellow card for M. Kudus (Ghana) for foul.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Portugal 0-0 Ghana.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Yellow card for A. Ayew (Ghana) for foul.
- 54'Attempt missed. A. Seidu (Ghana), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 55'Attempt missed. M. Kudus (Ghana), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 56'Substitution, Portugal: W. Carvalho comes on for Otávio.
- 57'Yellow card for A. Seidu (Ghana) for foul.
- 65'Goal! Portugal 1-0 Ghana. C. Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty.
- 66'Substitution, Ghana: T. Lamptey comes on for A. Seidu.
- 67'Attempt blocked. I. Williams (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 69'Attempt missed. T. Partey (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 72'Attempt saved. M. Kudus (Ghana), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 73'Goal! Portugal 1-1 Ghana. A. Ayew (Ghana) scores.
- 77'Substitution, Portugal: R. Leão comes on for R. Neves.
- 77'Substitution, Ghana: J. Ayew comes on for A. Ayew.
- 77'Substitution, Ghana: O. Bukari comes on for M. Kudus.
- 78'Goal! Portugal 2-1 Ghana. J. Félix (Portugal) scores, assisted by B. Fernandes.
- 80'Goal! Portugal 3-1 Ghana. R. Leão (Portugal) scores, assisted by B. Fernandes.
- 88'Substitution, Portugal: J. Palhinha comes on for B. Silva.
- 88'Substitution, Portugal: G. Ramos comes on for C. Ronaldo.
- 88'Substitution, Portugal: J. Mário comes on for J. Félix.
- 89'Goal! Portugal 3-2 Ghana. O. Bukari (Ghana) scores.
- 90'9 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for D. Pereira (Portugal) for argument.
- 90+1'Yellow card for I. Williams (Ghana) for argument.
- 90+2'Substitution, Ghana: D. Kyereh comes on for A. Djiku.
- 90+2'Substitution, Ghana: A. Semenyo comes on for S. Abdul Samed.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Salisu (Ghana), header. xG 0.04.
- 90+5'Yellow card for B. Fernandes (Portugal) for foul.
- 90+6'Attempt blocked. R. Leão (Portugal), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+8'Attempt missed. O. Bukari (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Portugal 3-2 Ghana.