An own goal from John Boye and a second-half Cristiano Ronaldo strike
set Paolo Bento's men on their way to the win they needed, but although
the United States were beaten by Germany in the other group match,
Portugal were kept out of the qualification spots on goal difference -
largely because of the 4-0 rout they suffered to the Germans earlier in
the competition.
Ghana's hopes of advancing were also ended - with
Asamoah Gyan scoring their reply in Brasilia - to cap a day to forget
for the Africans, who had thrown key midfielders Sulley Muntari and
Kevin-Prince Boateng out of the squad just hours before kick-off for
disciplinary reasons.
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Friday, June 27, 2014
WORLD CUP 2014: Portugal 2 - 1 Ghana
1:53 AM
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