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With Uruguay and South Korea playing out a draw earlier in the day, Portugal go top of Group H with the win, while Ghana are in fourth. The Selecao take on Uruguay in their next match on Monday while Ghana face South Korea on the same day.

Ghana huffed and puffed, but ultimately fell short, although they must be proud of themselves for a monumental effort late on. Portugal, on their part, survived an almighty scare at the end when Williams caught Costa in possession and it was very nearly 3-3!

Cristiano Ronaldo fired Portugal in front in the 65th minute before Andre Ayew restored parity eight minutes later. Joao Felix and Rafael Leao scored in quick succession to supposedly put the game beyond doubt, only for Osman Bukari to give the Black Stars a glimmer of hope in the dying embers.

FULL-TIME: PORTUGAL 3-2 GHANA! An exhilarating end to a match that promised little until the hour mark. The Selecao can finally breathe as the referee blows the whistle, putting an end to Ghana's hopes of making a fairytale comeback.

90+9'! So close to 3-3! Inaki Williams forced a mistake from Diogo Costa but Portugal are quick to clear their lines! Gosh, a huge let off for the Selecao there!

90+8' OVER! Bukari, who scored Ghana's second goal, fires an audacious effort from distance but it flies over the bar. 

90+6' Nervous scenes on the Portuguese bench as the match is drawing to a close

90+5' Fernandes is booked for pulling back Bukari

90+5' ALMOST! Rafael Leao, who has injected so much energy and bite into Portugal's attack since coming on, tried to play an unmarked Joao Mario but his pass is blocked as Ghana recover just in time to evade the danger! The match has burst into life now.

90+3' Tariq Lamptey lifts a cross for Ayew but it's too long for him and the ball goes out of play

90+2' Portugal on the tenterhooks in defense as Ghana push them with high press in search of the equalizer. Imagine what drama that would unfold!

90+1' There will be nine minutes of added time! Can Ghana complete the comeback? Or will Portugal bag a fourth to seal the tie?

90+1' With no goals for 65 minutes, the game has produced five in just the last 25 minutes!

90' WOW! GHANA PULL ONE BACK AGAIN! 3-2! Osman Bukari produces an emphatic finish from close-range to reduce the deficit to just one goal going into stoppage-time and set up a grand-stand finale at the Stadium 974! Oh, and he also does Ronaldo's 'Siuuu' celebration.

88' Triple substitution for Portugal as Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, and interestingly, Cristiano Ronaldo, are all taken off with Joao Palhinha, Joao Mario and Goncalo Ramos coming into the match.

86' Portugal are now trying to wind the match down by slowing the pace as Ghana seem exhausted now

83' Ronaldo breaks forward but his chip comes off Ati-Zigi in what seemed like a huge chance missed but the flag was eventually raised, sparing him the blushes. 

82' Ghana's celebrations have been cut short with Portugal firing two goals inside two minutes to restore their lead

80' GOOOALLLL! 3-1 TO PORTUGAL! It's Rafael Leao now who gets on target! Having only entered the game just seconds ago, he doubles his side's lead after converting Fernandes' pass to round off a brilliant counter-attacking move. Game over for Ghana?

78' Rafael Leao replaces Ruben Neves

77' GOOOALLLL! PORTUGAL ARE BACK IN FRONT! Joao Felix nonchalantly lifts one over Ati-Zigi to make it 2-1 for the Selecao after being released by Fernandes with an incisive pass

77' Ayew goes off for his brother Jordan Ayew

73' GOOOAAAALLL! GHANA ARE LEVEL! Ayew levels it for the Black Stars after Kudus lifted an emphatic cross for the forward to latch onto before converting from close-range.

69' Meanwhile, Ronaldo becomes the first player in history to score at five World Cups and the second-oldest player to score in the competition at 37 years and 292 days - behind only Roger Milla for Cameroon (42 years, 39 days).

68' Portugal breathe a huge sigh of relief as they haven't been impressive so far, especially in attack with Ghana running a taut ship. Ronaldo's goal, though, has changed everything and the Selecao will be now look to put the tie away by finding a second goal.

65' GOOOALLLLLLL! RONALDO FIRES PORTUGAL IN FRONT! The Selecao skipper stepped up to take the spot kick and made no mistake, firing an unstoppable effort into the far corner. Portugal 1-0 Ghana!

63' PENALTY TO PORTUGAL! Ronaldo bursts down inside the area but is caught by Salisu and the referee didn't hesitate to point to the spot. What an opportunity for the Selecao to break the deadlock!

60' Ghana are preparing for a double substitution

57' Seidu is shown a yellow following a clash of heads with Felix

56' Substitution: Otavio goes off with a niggle and William Carvalho is brought in

53' Ronaldo produces some eye-catching stepovers but can't find a way past Ghana's defense 

49' Otavio is brought down by Ayew, who is then booked
 

45' We are back for the second half

Ghana, meanwhile, have failed to muster a single shot and end the half with just 30% possession.

Ronaldo had the ball in the back of the net but it was controversially disallowed for a foul, a decision that will be talked about after the match.

With opportunities coming few and far between, it's been a cagey opening half between Portugal and Ghana with neither side truly upping the ante.

HALF-TIME: PORTUGAL 0-0 GHANA

45' There will be two additional minutes to the half

45' Kudus is booked for a rash challenge on Cancelo

45' Portugal attempt to work their way around Ghana's defense with a series of passes but it ends with Otavio firing an effort high and over from the right

42' Joao Felix had a small injury scare after Seidu caught him while trying to clear the ball away but the Atletico Madrid man is back on his feet now

42' Ronaldo is in possession on the left and following a one-two, attempts a shot but it's blocked

38' Ronaldo headed away a corner from Ghana but it's played back in only for Fernandes to then head it away again

36' Joao Felix has a header saved by Ati-Zigi

33' Fernandes whips in another free-kick and it's once again cleared inside the box

32' Ronaldo attempts to drive forward with some neat footwork but wins a free-kick

32' NO GOAL! Ronaldo has the ball in the back of the net but it's been ruled out as the Portuguese skipper committed a foul in the build up by bringing down his marker 

31' Fernandes whips in the resulting free-kick but it's cleared away

30' Fernandes tried to get past Abdul Samed but the latter brings him down to concede a free-kick to Portugal

29' Ronaldo has largely been quiet after being devoid of proper service, besides those two attempts of course

25' Joao Cancelo looks for Bruno Fernandes with a dangerous looking ball that flies over Ghana's backline, but it's too long for Fernandes and the move comes to nothing

23' Joao Felix gets the ball on the left flank and tried to find Ronaldo but his pass is overhit and goes out for a goal-kick

21' We're almost halfway through the first half and it's been a cagey affair so far with neither team willing to move up a gear

15' Ayew is hacked down by Neves as the Ghanian star looked to burst forward

13' WIDE! Ronaldo rises the highest to meet with Guerreiro's corner but it flies wide off target

10' CHANCE! Ronaldo goes one-on-one with Ati-Zigi while looking to connect with Silva's cross, but the Ghana custodian spreads himself to smother the opportunity. Very close.

6' Neves tried to break away after dispossessing Kudus but is closed down by Amartey

5' Guerreiro's corner is cleared but the ball falls to Otavio, who drags his effort wide

4' Portugal are looking to build patiently from the back but struggling to break a stoic Ghana

1' Portugal, in their traditional red and green kits, will play from left to right

 1' We are underway at the Stadium 974!

Ghana XI (5-4-1): Lawrence Ati-Zigi; Alidu Seidu, Alexander Djiku, Daniel Amartey, Mohammed Salisu, Baba Rahman; Mohammed Kudus, Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Samed, Andre Ayew; Inaki Williams.

Portugal XI (4-1-2-1-2): Diogo Costa, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Danilo Pereira, Raphael Guerreiro; Ruben Neves; Bruno Fernandes, Otavio; Bernardo Silva; Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix. 

Portugal and Ghana have met just once before, and interestingly, that encounter came at the World Cup too - back in 2014, the sides were drawn in the same group, and the Selecao secured a 2-1 win, courtesy of a late winner from Ronaldo. 

Meanwhile, Ghana return to the competition after missing out on the Russian showpiece, four years ago. The Black Stars beat Nigeria on away goals in the qualifying playoffs. 

An interesting fact for you: Portugal haven't won their opening World Cup fixture since 2006, when they beat Angola 1-0. Since then, they have drawn 0-0 with Ivory Coast in 2010, lost 4-0 to Germany in 2014 and drew 3-3 with Spain in 2018.

In what's possibly his last World Cup with the Seleccao, Ronaldo will be hoping to bow out on a high, although his form hasn't been the most prolific coming into Qatar. In the first-half of the 2022-23 season with the Red Devils, he struck just thrice in 16 games.

It's the day many have been eagerly waiting for as Cristiano Ronaldo finally plays his first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It also comes just days after the shock news of his contract termination with Manchester United, rendering him a free agent.

Hello and welcome to the live text commentary of Portugal vs Ghana! I'm your commentator for the day, Sachin Bhat