By Ben Church, Issy Ronald, Amy Woodyatt, Ben Morse and Patrick Sung, CNN
Cristiano Ronaldo is brought down in the box by Mohammed Salisu ... then steps up and converts the penalty to give Portugal a 1-0 lead!
Portgual's captain becomes the first player in history to score at five different World Cups – what an achievement.
It seemed like a soft penalty, but replays showed Ronaldo just got his toe to the ball ahead of Salisu.
Thankfully, we're saved from another 0-0!
We kick off the second half with the hope of seeing some tidier finishing as Portugal had a few chances in the first half, but couldn't find the back of the net.
Will the second set of 45 minutes see Cristiano Ronaldo score and lead the Seleção to victory?
We shall see!
From CNN's Matias Grez
Many footballers are unsure of their calling once they hang up their boots and Otto Addo was no different.
The German-born Ghanaian international had enjoyed a stellar career in Germany, the highlight coming in the 2001/02 season when he won the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund.
Addo, who represented Ghana at the 2006 World Cup and is now the country’s head coach at Qatar 2022, eventually finished his career at his hometown club of Hamburg and it was there that he began to get a sense of what life after playing might be.
As well as leading the Ghanaian national team, the 47-year-old also works as a player development coach at Dortmund where he helps nurture young talent both tactically and personally.
It’s a role that Addo says is “difficult to explain in a few sentences.”
He explains there are three main pillars – individual video analysis, in which he provides detailed feedback of each training session; transformation on the pitch, which helps players make the jump from youth team to first team; and lastly, but perhaps most importantly, guidance off the field.
“At least once or twice a month, I try to meet my young talent group,” he told CNN Sport in 2021. “The young players from the first team and then the best three or four players from the under-23s, under-19s and under-17s.
“Sometimes, we meet together and we eat something. We just talk about personal stuff, you know, if I have a feeling that any player has a problem, I try to meet him privately. I’m always there for them if they want to talk – and some need it more, some less.
“We talk about everything: their private life because I’m really sure that the better the relationships, the better I can coach them and then they won’t take criticism from me as badly. They should take it as help. I am really keen on building a good relationship between me and the young players.”
You can read more about Addo's unique role below:
Portugal and Ghana are doing their best to continue our run of goalless draws at Qatar 2022.
Neither side has been able to break the deadlock in the opening 45 minutes, but not for the want of trying.
Portugal has missed a number of decent opportunities to take the lead, with captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo unsurprisingly at the center of his side's attacks.
The former Manchester United star – now, of course, a free agent – missed perhaps the best chance of the half, heading wide at the far post.
They say that the World Cup is a festival of football. If so, the Ghanaian fans are the MCs.
Ghana's game against Portugal hasn't kicked into full gear yet on the field, but that has not stopped the Ghanaian contingent from singing their hearts out.
Hours before kick-off, the streets around the Stadium 974 were packed with Ghanaians singing and dancing, and they have brought that party into the stadium.
Equipped with flags, drums, trumpets and their voices, the Black Stars supporters are in a constant chorus.
Despite not outnumbering the Portuguese fans, you would be forgiven for thinking that the game was being played in Accra and not Doha.
Away we go at Stadium 974.
Following Uruguay and Ghana's tepid goalless draw earlier, both Portugal and Ghana will sense an opportunity to grab a hold of Group H with a strong performance under the lights in Doha.
Despite looking busy around the stadium before kick-off, there are plenty of empty seats inside.
According to FIFA, the venue has a capacity of 40,000 but it's nowhere near full.
Security outside seemed stricter than at previous venues so far this week so expect fans to keep trickling in as play gets underway.
The next 90 minutes should be a fascinating watch...
Ahead of his tournament debut in Qatar, Portugal star defender Ruben Dias remembers his best ever World Cup memory – being at a family gathering and finding out that he had been selected for the 2018 tournament.
Watch below:
From CNN's George Ramsay
Portugal is the strong favorite against Ghana with 52 places separating the sides in FIFA’s rankings.
But having been dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations after a humiliating group-stage defeat against Comoros in January, Ghana's Black Stars will benefit from the “signings” of forward Iñaki Williams and right-back Tariq Lamptey ahead of the tournament.
Williams switched allegiances from Spain earlier this year and Lamptey from England.
Otto Addo – the only part-time coach at the tournament – also has at his disposal star midfielder Mohammed Kudus and experienced campaigners including Arsenal's Thomas Partey and the Ayew brothers, Jordan and André.
Whether Addo, who principally works as a scout for German club Borussia Dortmund, can get Ghana to click remains to be seen.
Portugal's performance could take the heat off Ronaldo: Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his World Cup campaign for Portugal and look to put events from the last week-and-a-half behind him.
This will likely be the 37-year-old Ronaldo’s final World Cup – a trophy that has so far eluded him over the course of his decorated career.
A successful tournament in Qatar would also allow Ronaldo to move on from his messy divorce with United having ended his second spell at the club on Tuesday.
It came after the forward gave an explosive interview to Talk TV in which he said he felt betrayed by United and launched a scathing attack on manager Erik ten Hag.
And as the World Cup gets going, Ronaldo has offered assurances that the focus of his Portuguese teammates won’t be shaken by the timing of his bombshell interview.
“In my life, the best timing is always my timing,” he told reporters on Monday. “I don’t have to think about what other people think. I speak when I want. The players know me really well for many years and know the type of person I am.”
His off-the-field decisions have been making headlines for weeks, but finally, Cristiano Ronaldo can let his football do the talking.
The forward captains his Portugal side as it faces Ghana, and the excitement is building with the fans inside the 974 Stadium as Ronaldo takes to the pitch to warm up.
Ronaldo's No. 7 Portugal jerseys can be seen dotted around the ground, as people come from far and wide to watch him play.
Even the stadium announcer is attempting to get the crowd going by getting them all to do Ronaldo's famous 'Siuu' celebration.
And now, with the minutes ticking away until Ronaldo leads his Portugal team out, the anticipation is building...
