Portugal 3–2 Ghana: 2022 World Cup match
3–2Full time
Match in one glance
PortugalGhanaGoalCard
Portugal
Ghana
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
PortugalGhana
61.4%Possession sequences38.6%
11Shots9
5On target3
2.10Expected goals (xG)0.78
665Passes415
86.6%Pass accuracy81.0%
6Corners4
15Fouls20
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal · 1 goals1.48xG - 2AAAndré Ayew PeléGhana · 1 goals0.48xG
- 3JFJoão Félix SequeiraPortugal · 1 goals0.29xG
- 4
Rafael LeãoPortugal · 1 goals0.18xG - 5OBOsman BukariGhana · 1 goals0.16xG
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group H
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2022-11-24
- Venue
- Stadium 974, Doha
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Portugal / GhanaGhana
André Ayew73′
Osman Bukari89′
Complete match timeline
PortugalGhanaGoalCardSubstitution
Portugal
Ghana
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
17 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′3 – 2C. Ronaldo 65′ · A. Ayew 73′ · J. Félix 78′ · R. Leão 80′ · O. Bukari 89′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Portugal
4-3-3DC
22Diogo CostaJC
20João CanceloRD
4Rúben DiasDP
13Danilo PereiraRG
5Raphaël GuerreiroRN
18Rúben NevesBS
10Bernardo SilvaO
25OtávioListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 6JPJoão Palhinha88′
- 14WCWilliam Carvalho56′
- 15Rafael Leão77′
- 17JMJoão Mário88′
- 26GRGonçalo Ramos88′
Match contributions
- Cristiano Ronaldo⚽ 1
- Bruno Fernandes▰ 90′+5′
- João Félix⚽ 1
- Danilo Pereira▰ 90′+1′
- Rafael Leão⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 4RDRúben DiasCentre-back
- 5RGRaphaël GuerreiroLeft-back
- 7Cristiano RonaldoCentre-forward
- 8
Bruno FernandesCentral midfielder - 10BSBernardo SilvaAttacking midfielder
- 11JFJoão FélixCentre-forward
- 13DPDanilo PereiraCentre-back
- 18RNRúben NevesDefensive midfielder
- 20JCJoão CanceloRight-back
- 22DCDiogo CostaGoalkeeper
- 25OOtávioCentral midfielder
Ghana
3-5-2LA
1Lawrence Ati-ZigiDA
18Daniel AmarteyAD
23Alexander DjikuMS
4Mohammed SalisuAA
10André AyewIW
19Iñaki WilliamsListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 2TLTariq Lamptey66′
- 8DKDaniel-Kofi Kyereh90′+2′
- 9JAJordan Ayew77′
- 11OBOsman Bukari77′
- 25
Antoine Semenyo90′+2′
Match contributions
- André Ayew⚽ 1▰ 49′
- Iñaki Williams▰ 90′+1′
- Mohammed Kudus▰ 45′+1′
- Alidu Seidu▰ 57′
- Osman Bukari⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1LALawrence Ati-ZigiGoalkeeper
- 4MSMohammed SalisuCentre-back
- 5
Thomas ParteyCentral midfielder - 10AAAndré AyewCentre-forward
- 17BRBaba RahmanLWB
- 18DADaniel AmarteyCentre-back
- 19IWIñaki WilliamsCentre-forward
- 20
Mohammed KudusCentral midfielder - 21SASalis Abdul SamedCentral midfielder
- 23ADAlexander DjikuCentre-back
- 26ASAlidu SeiduRWB
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Portugal
Ghana
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Portugal
16%4%6%22%15%10%9%12%4%
Ghana
8%4%2%18%15%13%13%15%11%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeIsmail Elfath
Team comparison
PortugalGhana
61.4%Possession sequences38.6%
11Shots9
5On target3
2.10Expected goals (xG)0.78
665Passes415
86.6%Pass accuracy81.0%
6Corners4
15Fouls20
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
2.10Portugal0.78Ghana
2.10Total xG0.78
1.31Non-penalty xG0.78
0.19xG per shot0.09
5Shots on target3
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Portugal3 goals · 11 shots · 2.10 xG
Ghana2 goals · 9 shots · 0.78 xG
Passing network
Portugal
Ghana
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Portugal
16%4%6%22%15%10%9%12%4%
Ghana
8%4%2%18%15%13%13%15%11%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
3Goals2
11Shots9
5On target3
11Dribble attempts15
Passing
665Pass attempts415
576Completed passes336
86.6%Pass accuracy81.0%
6Corners4
Defending
31Duels47
3Interceptions12
110Pressures140
15Fouls20
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsAA
André AyewGhana1Goals0Assists0.48xG
JF
João FélixPortugal1Goals0Assists0.29xG
OB
Osman BukariGhana1Goals0Assists0.16xG
Portugal
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano RonaldoStarter | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.48 |
JF João FélixStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.29 |
RA Rafael Alexandre Conceição LeãoSubstitute | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.18 |
RN Rúben NevesStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
O OtávioStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.07 |
RG Raphaël GuerreiroStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
DP Danilo PereiraStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
BS Bernardo SilvaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
JC João CanceloStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
RD Rúben DiasStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bruno FernandesStarter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
DC Diogo CostaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
WS William Silva de CarvalhoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ghana
3-5-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA André AyewStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.48 |
OB Osman BukariSubstitute | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.16 |
| Mohammed KudusStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.05 |
MS Mohammed SalisuStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Thomas ParteyStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 |
IW Iñaki WilliamsStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
AS Alidu SeiduStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
DA Daniel AmarteyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
SA Salis Abdul SamedStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
BR Baba RahmanStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
LA Lawrence Ati-ZigiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group H
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2022-11-24
- Venue
- Stadium 974, Doha
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Portugal / GhanaGhana
André Ayew73′
Osman Bukari89′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.