Portugal and Ghana will kick start their respective campaigns in FIFA World Cup when they come head-to-head in Group H, at Doha’s Stadium on Thursday. Notably, Fernando Santos’s men are hot favorites in this competition.
The African Nation jumped in after missing the 2018 World Cup; nevertheless, they worked hard to reach the group stage rounds after defeating Nigeria in March’s playoffs on away goals, as the match ended up drawing 1-1.
Despite being dominated by Ronaldo’s presence, Portugal is a fierce challenger to create an unbeatable path to the knockout rounds. Portugal has played 5 games in the last 5, winning 3, losing 2, and defeating Nigeria 4-0 in the most recent exhibition.
Portugal is coming in with a full-strength team, as the presence of Ronaldo with Bernardo Silva is undeniable. Meanwhile the stock of players like Andre Silva, Otavio, Rafael Leao, and Joao Felix is also high.
Similarly, Ghana is preparing to prefer best selection queries as they rested their few stars during warm-up matches. Names like Thomas Partey, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew, and Alexander Djiku will expect comeback into Back Stars Squad.
Portugal possible starting lineup:
Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Neves, Carvalho, Fernandes; B. Silva, Ronaldo, Leao
Ghana possible starting lineup:
Ati Zigi; Lamptey, Amartey, Djiku, Baba; Partey, Abdul Samed; Sulemana, Kudus, J. Ayew; Williams