Doha

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo put all the off-field worries surrounding Manchester United to rest as he scored an opening goal in the 3-2 win over Ghana in the Group H match at Stadium 974 in Doha on Thursday evening.

After a barren first half, the second half produced five goals with Ronaldo opening the scoring for Portugal.

Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot 20 minutes into the second half thus becoming the first man to score in five FIFA World Cups.

The Ghanians refused to throw in the towel and bounced back with a goal from A Ayew in the 73rd minute.

The joy was short lived as Felix got his name on the scorers' list five minutes later giving Portugal the lead, making it 2-1.

Within two minutes Portugal struck again. This time, Leao got into the thick of action to make it 3-1 and made it difficult for Ghana to make a late fightback.

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The Africans, however, fought back scoring a goal with one minute left for the normal time through O Bukari.