{"id":1258776,"date":"2022-11-26T19:43:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/26\/world-cup-ronaldos-total-genius-won-portugal-penalty-against-ghana-says-fifa-member\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T19:43:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:43:07","slug":"world-cup-ronaldos-total-genius-won-portugal-penalty-against-ghana-says-fifa-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/26\/world-cup-ronaldos-total-genius-won-portugal-penalty-against-ghana-says-fifa-member\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Ronaldo\u2019s \u2018total genius\u2019 won Portugal penalty against Ghana, says Fifa member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"449\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1669491787_202_Screenshot-2022-11-24-185636-696x449.png\"   alt=\"Mohammed Salisu' challenge on Ronaldo\" title=\"Mohammed Salisu' challenge on Ronaldo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohammed Salisu&#8217; challenge on Ronaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has been called a \u201ctotal genius\u201d by FIFA member Sunday Oliseh for winning Portugal a penalty in\u00a0their dramatic 3-2 win over Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo appeared to initiate contact when he went down after a challenge from Mohammed Salisu when the pair were running for the ball inside the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>Referee Ismail Elfath pointed to the spot and was not instructed to view the pitchside monitor.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo converted the penalty to\u00a0become the first man to score at five World Cups, as Portugal held on for victory after some late drama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe the strikers are getting smarter?\u201d Oliseh, who is part of the FIFA Technical Study group, said in a briefing in Doha. \u201cThe Ronaldo penalty, people can say what they want about him, but the smartness to wait for that second, to touch the ball, continue his leg and then get the contact. That is total genius.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s give strikers the compliment for getting smarter. VAR is also a major reason why this [more penalties being awarded] is happening. Referees can look at it three or four times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana manager Otto Addo was\u00a0furious with the decision and labelled it a \u201cgift\u201d from the officials.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if the penalty was given because it was against Ronaldo, he said: \u201cI think you have to ask the referee. I have no proof of that. We were playing the ball and then there was contact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know whether they were not paying, or whether the VAR was not paying attention. If you look at the replay, we played the ball, it was actually a foul against us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried and asked some people from FIFA if I could speak to the referee in a calm and quiet way. They said he was in a meeting and not possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they have match analysis and an instructor. Surely you could have some minutes for the coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Portugal went top of Group H with the victory, and face Uruguay next on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana are up against South Korea, who drew 0-0 with the Uruguayans in their opening match.<\/p>\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=\"TCRoeROJSLA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Media Review on Adom TV (25-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TCRoeROJSLA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed Salisu&#8217; challenge on Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo has been called a \u201ctotal genius\u201d by FIFA member Sunday Oliseh for winning Portugal a penalty in\u00a0their dramatic 3-2 win over Ghana. 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