New Delhi: Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo clinched yet another milestone as he became the first footballer to score in five World Cups. He helped Portugal outplay Ghana 3-2 on Thursday.
Facts about Portugal - Ghana clash:
1. Andre Ayew is now Ghana's second-top scorer at the World Cup (3), behind Asamoah Gyan (6). Furthermore, Ayew has appeared in more matches in the competition than any current player for African nations (8).
2. Bruno Fernandes has become only the second Portugal player with two assists in a World Cup game, after José Torres vs Brazil in 1966.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo is the second oldest player to score at the World Cup (37 years, 292 days), behind only Roger Milla in 1994 for Cameroon (42 years, 39 days). He's the oldest to score for a European nation, overtaking Sweden's Gunnar Gren (37 years, 236 days) in 1958.
4. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has become the third player to be both a country's oldest and youngest goalscorer at the World Cup, along with Croatia's Ivica Olic and Denmark's Michael Laudrup (among sides to have more than one goalscorer at the tournament).
5. Portugal have opened the scoring in six of their last seven matches at the FIFA World Cup, including during their 2-1 victory over Ghana in the 2014 edition of the tournament.
6. Ghana became the third African side to score in six World Cup matches in succession in the competition, after South Africa (6 between 1998 and 2010) and Nigeria (8 between 1994 and 1998).
7. Ghana are winless in their last five matches at the World Cup (D2 L3), while the Black Stars have lost three of their four opening games at the tournament (W1).
8. Portugal have won their opening game at a World Cup finals for the first time in four attempts (D2 L1). In addition, Portugal’s victory marked their fifth successive game without defeat against African sides at the World Cup (W4 D1).
9. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score in five different editions of the World Cup (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022).