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Portugal, who is in the same group as us, defeated Ghana by one goal.
Ronaldo, who caused a lot of controversy before the game, scored the opening goal and led the victory.
Reporter Bae Jeong-hoon will deliver this information.
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Ronaldo, who started the last World Cup with tears in his eyes, stirred up the Ghanaian defense with brisk movements.
He shook the net, but when a foul was declared, he reacted with annoyance, but finally smiled broadly in the 20th minute of the second half.
He became the first player ever to score goals in five consecutive World Cup tournaments by finishing his own penalty kick.
He held a heavy rain ceremony after a long time, but unfortunately, Messi's picture was in the background and caught his attention.
Portugal's rising stars Joao Felix and Rafael Leão took a 3-1 lead with consecutive goals, and Ronaldo was substituted to applause in the 42nd minute of the second half.
And the bench was also in the spotlight.
When Bukhari, who scored Ghana's pursuit goal, performed his proprietary heavy rain ceremony, he showed displeasure with a puzzled expression.
With Portugal winning 3-2, Ronaldo was voted MVP of the match.
Ronaldo dismissed rumors of a feud by giving credit to his teammates, while also being considerate of his opponents.
[Ronaldo/Portugal national team striker: My colleagues sacrificed and helped each other to win the game.
Ghana was a very strong team, and it was a close match.]
Ghana threatened Portugal with a quick counterattack and showed goal-making ability by scoring two goals with three shots on target, but showed unstable defensive organization with the left and right flanks being pierced one after another.
As the power of Ghana and Portugal has been confirmed to some extent through this match, it seems that whether or not Bento will advance to the round of 16 depends on how to attack them.
(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Choi Eun-jin)