{"id":1257608,"date":"2022-11-24T19:07:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/24\/2022-world-cup-ronaldo-sets-another-enviable-record-after-goal-against-ghana\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T19:07:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T19:07:47","slug":"2022-world-cup-ronaldo-sets-another-enviable-record-after-goal-against-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/24\/2022-world-cup-ronaldo-sets-another-enviable-record-after-goal-against-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup: Ronaldo sets another enviable record after goal against Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"473\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2TAKKNYFT5K55DF6LFBPQFV2NM-696x473.jpg\"   alt=\"FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group H - Portugal v Ghana - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - November 24, 2022 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS\/Jennifer Lorenzini\" title=\"FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group H - Portugal v Ghana - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - November 24, 2022 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS\/Jennifer Lorenzini\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 &#8211; Group H &#8211; Portugal v Ghana &#8211; Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar &#8211; November 24, 2022 Portugal&#8217;s Cristiano Ronaldo scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS\/Jennifer Lorenzini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off his bitter split with Manchester United to claim yet another record as he became the first player to score in five World Cups with a penalty to help steer his side to a nervy 3-2 win over Ghana on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The first-half of the Group H clash was forgettable apart from a couple of\u00a0Ronaldo\u00a0chances, but it burst into life after the interval as Portugal belatedly began their campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, a free agent after his second stint at Old Trafford ended abruptly on Tuesday, thumped home a dubiously-awarded penalty in the 65th minute after an innocuous coming together with Mohammed Salisu saw the referee point to the spot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ghana did nothing in the first half apart from defend deeply but gave their noisy bank of fans in the 974 Stadium something to cheer when Andre Ayew equalised in the 73rd minute.<\/p>\n<p>Joao Felix restored Portugal\u2019s lead five minutes later, however, and Bruno Fernandes then showed his class with a jinking run before sliding a pass to Rafael Leao to leave Ghana stunned.<\/p>\n<p>Osman Bukari\u2019s 89th-minute headed reply set up an anxious ending for Portugal but they survived nine minutes of stoppage time to win their opening game of a\u00a0World Cup\u00a0for the first time in their last four appearances<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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