Portugal v Ghana tomorrow at Stadium 974 will be looking to get their 2022 World Cup campaign off to a strong start. Considered one of the favorites to go to Qatar, Fernando Santos' side will be keen to achieve early success and win here. Group H will be a clash between the two teams after they met in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed the winner in a 2-1 triumph 10 minutes from time after John Boye's own goal on the half-hour mark was cancelled out by Asamoah Gyan's equaliser.
However, like Ghana, the Euro 2016 winners also suffered an early exit from football's biggest tournament, which remains their worst outing at this level since 2002.
Fresh off the back of a 4-0 victory over Nigeria last Thursday, Portugal now go in search of yet another dominant display against African opponents.
Ghana will take to the field on the global stage for the first time since that aforementioned 2-1 defeat to Thursday's opponents in Brazil eight years ago.
Otto Addo's men have struggled against European teams more often than not, although they did claim a 2-0 win over Switzerland in their final warm-up fixture ahead of the World Cup.PORTUGAL VS. GHANA HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDPortugal wins: 1Ghana wins: 0Draws: 0Portugal goals: 2Ghana goals: 1
MATCH HISTORY
June 26, 2014: Portugal 2-1 Ghana (World Cup)
Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed the winner in a 2-1 triumph 10 minutes from time after John Boye's own goal on the half-hour mark was cancelled out by Asamoah Gyan's equaliser.
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