{"id":1258098,"date":"2022-11-25T13:32:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/what-black-stars-players-are-saying-after-portugals-defeat\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T13:32:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:32:06","slug":"what-black-stars-players-are-saying-after-portugals-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/what-black-stars-players-are-saying-after-portugals-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Black Stars players are saying after Portugal&#8217;s defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/316959688_6658553534160437_8005056849043335804_n-Copy-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Ghana's midfielder #10 Andre Ayew (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha on November 24, 2022. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA \/ AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA\/AFP via Getty Images) FIFA World Cup\" title=\"Ghana's midfielder #10 Andre Ayew (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha on November 24, 2022. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA \/ AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA\/AFP via Getty Images) FIFA World Cup\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ghana&#8217;s midfielder #10 Andre Ayew (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team&#8217;s first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha on November 24, 2022. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA \/ AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\nFIFA World Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana kicked off its World Cup campaign with a loss but resounding performance against Portugal at the iconic Stadium 974 in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s hopes of making a positive start at the ongoing Mundial has dented after Portugal on Thursday edged the West African side.<\/p>\n<p>However, netizens were pleased with the performance of the Stars as many believed the outcome would been different if some decisions taken by the referee were rescinded.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Following their loss the Black Stars players took to social media to thank the fans for the unconditional support but optimistic they would make it past the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will face South Korea on Monday, November 28 before Uruguay\u2019s clash in their final group game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClXGC34sQ6y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"S7JKAKz4hYI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charging Illegal Prices: Blame govt and cedi depreciation not us, Kumasi traders tell GSS (24-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S7JKAKz4hYI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana&#8217;s midfielder #10 Andre Ayew (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team&#8217;s first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 in Doha on November 24, 2022. 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