Portugal vs Ghana: 2022 World Cup, Group Stage Match Preview & Dream11 Prediction

Portugal vs Ghana is next as Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will kick off their 2022 World Cup campaign against a young and exciting Ghana side.

Match Details:

• Location: Ras Abu Aboud, Qatar
• Stadium: Stadium 974
• Date: Thursday 24 November
• Kick-off Time:  9:30 PM IST
• Watch: Sports 18/HD, Jio Cinema App

Portugal vs Ghana: Match Preview:

Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to start his World Cup on a better note than his rival Lionel Messi as Portugal take on Ghana to begin Group H play.

1⃣ dia para a nossa estreia no @FIFAWorldCup ! ☝️🇵🇹🏆 #VesteABandeira

1⃣ day to our World Cup debut! ☝️🇵🇹🏆 #WearTheFlag pic.twitter.com/NidN81JiSN

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) November 23, 2022

Messi and Argentina shockingly fell to Saudi Arabia in their 2022 World Cup opening match, and now Ronaldo will hope to avoid the same fate against a historically pesky World Cup opponent.

The only other time these two teams met, Ronaldo scored an 80th minute winner as Portugal emerged with a 2-1 victory, but it wasn't enough as both teams were eliminated from the 2014 World Cup group stage behind Germany and the United States.

🎥 Build up to Portugal game : Denis Odoi and Antoine Semenyo speak to the press https://t.co/q8YDekRcUA via YouTube

— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) November 23, 2022

Now, instead of closing group stage play, the two will begin it with an eye towards setting themselves up for a big knockout stage push, knowing Uruguay and South Korea also loom in a very difficult group.

Team News:

Portugal:

Of the 26 players in the Portugal squad, all of them are fully fit and available for their opening World Cup match.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦. ⚡🇵🇹 Senhoras e senhores, estes são os nossos eleitos que vão marcar presença no @FIFAWorldCup ! 🏆 #VesteABandeira

It's 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: this is our squad for the @FIFAWorldCup ! 🏆 #WearTheFlag pic.twitter.com/2LwDfWrVVG

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) November 10, 2022

Ronaldo didn't play in the warm-up match against Nigeria and Joao Felix impressed in his place, but the United man is more than likely to return against Ghana.

Ghana:

Ghana also have a fully fit group of players, with 17 of them getting some minutes in the 2-0 win over Switzerland on Thursday.

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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 23, 2022

Portugal vs Ghana: Head to Head:

Portugal have an impressive record against Ghana and have won the only match that has been played between the two teams.

The previous meeting between the two teams took place in the 2014 World Cup and produced a 2-1 victory for Portugal, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the winning goal.

Portugal have won only three of their last 14 World Cup matches, with each of their victories coming in the group stage.

𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜́𝗟𝗜𝗔. 🫂🇵🇹 Foco na nossa estreia no @FIFAWorldCup 🏆 #VesteABandeira

𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬. 🫂🇵🇹 Focus on our @FIFAWorldCup's debut 🏆 #WearTheFlag pic.twitter.com/k1AwuMEOG1

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) November 22, 2022

Predicted Line-ups:

Portugal Starting 11 (4-3-3): Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Mendes; Neves, Carvalho, Fernandes; Silva, Ronaldo, Leao.
Bench: Rui Patricio, Sa, Silva, Guerreiro, Dalot, Danilo, Palhinha, Otavio, Vitinha, Joao Mario, Nunes, Horta, Ramos, Silva, Felix.

"We Can Stand The World" –VP @MBawumia calls on all Ghanaians to rally behind the @GhanaBlackstars Ahead Of their Opening FIFA World Cup Game in Qatar. #GoBlackStarsGo #QatarWorldCup2022 #GoGhanaGo 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/lSxdNr7LFX

— Ghana Presidency (@GhanaPresidency) November 23, 2022

Ghana Starting 11 (4-2-3-1): Ati-Zigi; Lamptey, Amartey, Salisu, Mensah; Partey, Samed; Sulemana Kudus, J. Ayew; A. Ayew.
Bench: Danlad, Nurudeen, Odoi, Rahman, Aidoo, Djiku, Seidu, Owusu, Fatawu Issahaku, Kyereh, Bukari, Afriyie, Williams, Sowah, Semenyo

POR vs GHA: