Portugal and Ghana are the fifth match to witness 5 goals in the second half in the history of the World Cup

Portugal and Ghana are the fifth match to witness 5 goals in the second half in the history of the World Cup

The Portugal and Ghana match entered the historical matches in the World Cup, after it became the fourth match in the history of the tournament, witnessing the scoring of at least 5 goals in the second half, after the end of the first half in a negative tie, according to the Opta Network for Statistics.

Opta said that the first match was in the 1982 World Cup between Poland and Peru (5-1), and the second between the Netherlands and Brazil (2-3) in the 1994 World Cup, and the third between Belgium and Japan (3-2) in the World Cup 2018.

Portugal managed to achieve an exciting victory over Ghana with three goals against two goals, in the exciting and dramatic match, which brought the two teams Thursday evening at the “974” stadium in the first round of the eighth group, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
He scored the goals for Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, and Raphael Liao in the minutes (65, 78, and 80), while he scored for Ghana Andre Ayo in the 73rd minute, and Osman Boukari in the 89th minute.

With this victory, the Portuguese national team raises its score to 3 points at the top of the eighth group, while Ghana is the ranking without points..

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